On Thu, 11 Apr 1996, Alan Yamada wrote:
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> he said that the former transmissions will last forever!!!
> he said that the later transmissions are "CRAP" (they don't typically last
> more than 100,000km)
> 
I haven't heard this before (!)

(snip)
> 
> has anyone tried to put an older tranny in their water cooled vw?
> 
I'm working on my 84's 4 speed and the major diff I see is that the 091/1 
(84 on) shifter mechanism is high on the main gearbox as opposed to the 091 
(80-83) mechanism hooking up with the side of the nose section.

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