I'll see what I can put together for parts, hopefully I can find a descent
5speed at a descent price.

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
On Oct 22, 2013 6:41 PM, "Scott Daniel" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> He already has a DK 4 speed , which is very nice gearing and ratios.
> It does use the older style fairly funky shift linkage though.
>
> it's true ..the 83 diesel vanagons is about 40 % better overall,
> compared to an 82 diesel vanagon, the only big part being very different
> is the switch from ultra low-geared 82 4 speed to what the 83 has for a
> trans.  Vast improvement. ..and the 83 has the later style better shift
> linkage.   82 was sort of a 'first attempt' at a water-cooled vanagon by
> VW , in my opinion.
>
> we luv 'em tho !
>
>
>
>
> On 10/22/2013 11:13 AM, Jim Felder wrote:
>
>> Uh, correct me if I am wrong but I believe that Ralph's Velma is a 4-speed
>> diesel. Telling someone that a 1.6 na won't benefit from a 5-speed is like
>> telling... well, there is no real comparison here. Five speeds transforms
>> the 1.6 into another car.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@gmail.com
>> >wrote:
>>
>>         Go and drive a  5 speed before you put one in your own car .
>>>         Those things are horrible to drive.  That 1 st gear over and down
>>> will make you curse it every time you do it.  There is no real advantage
>>> that a well built 4 speed won't  give you  .
>>>         I had one in a  112'd Tristar and it would have been replaced
>>> with
>>> either a 4 speed or an A / T had I kept it.
>>>
>>>                              .Stacy
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>  On Oct 22, 2013, at 10:19 AM, ralph meyermann <ralphmeyermann@GMAIL.COM
>>>> >
>>>>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Velma is not going on any trips until next spring/summer, only into the
>>>> garage after I finish repairing the deer damage on my Hyundai. Hopefully
>>>>
>>> I
>>>
>>>> can find a 5 speed and have it gone through, if not this 4 speed will be
>>>> gone through. Heres for hoping for the elusive 5 speed
>>>>
>>>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
>>>>
>>>>> On Oct 22, 2013 11:33 AM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com>
>>>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The bottom line is you are on borrowed time with this unit, with the
>>>>> ultimate result you could need to add the  core charge to the cost of
>>>>>
>>>> your
>>>
>>>> rebuild.  Bits of hardened metal are swirling around in your oil and
>>>>> circulating through the transmission and transaxle. Once that hardened
>>>>> surface is lost, complete failure is rapid.
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW, I'm amazed to see that people have replaced the input shaft
>>>>> bearing
>>>>> with the shaft in place.  Lots of skill and patience required to get
>>>>>
>>>> that
>>>
>>>> bearing out in situ.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don't do my own transmission work, so I've had Daryl do three for me
>>>>>
>>>> over
>>>
>>>> the years:  www.aatransaxle.com He'll send you a box for $50, or you
>>>>>
>>>> can
>>>
>>>> often order an off the shelf unit and ship your (currently) rebuildable
>>>>> core
>>>>> back in the box and save the $50.  Core charge is $500 if yours is
>>>>> toast
>>>>> (usually case damage).
>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck!
>>>>>
>>>>> Stuart
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.**com<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>]
>>>>> On
>>>>>
>>>> Behalf Of
>>>
>>>> ralph meyermann
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 7:57 AM
>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Noisy transaxle??
>>>>>
>>>>> Pretty sure that my input shaft bearing is loose/going out, but I think
>>>>> there are other worn parts that need attention.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>