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Subject:Re: injun swap snafu
From:David Marshall
Date:Wed, 8 Apr 1998 17:45:52 -0700

I can't speak for Vanagons as I have only seen 228mm but Rabbits I have
interchenged (along with all the clutch hardware) a 190mm for a 210mm with
no problems.  I think the diesel Vanagon is a little smaller than the gas
so I think the ring gears should be the same!

At 00:25 4/8/98 -0400, Patrick Dooley wrote:
>Well, hit a snag with the Esslinger 2.3 swap.  They provided me with a 200mm
>flywheel.  My vanagon stuff is 228mm.  I said they know 2.3's, guess they
>don't know vw's that well.  BTW, I explained to them I had a vanagon, they
>said no problem.
>My question - does anybody know if the 200mm flywheel has the same outer
>diameter ringear as the 228mm flywheel?  If so, I guess I can buy a 200mm
>pplate and cluch disc.  grrrr.
>
>

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