In a message dated 11/3/98 6:52:51 PM Alaskan Standard Time,
vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes:

<< Looking at the Bentley manual in depth I would have to agree with the
 statement that the transmissions are the same for the Audi / Golf and
 Vanagon and could be interchanged.  Stangely enough the Vanagon and Audi
 manuals have the automatic in section 38 (Hmmm...)  The codes are different:

 Vanagon         090
 Audi 5000       087
 VW A Series     010

 Some gearing is different:

         Final   1st     2nd     3rd     Rev
 Van -82:        4:09    2.55    1.45    1.0     2.46
 Van 82-:        4:09    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
 Golf    3.41    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
 Audi 5K 3.08    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
 Audi 5K 3.45    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
 Audi 5K 3.25    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
 Audi Fox        4.09    2.65    1.59    1.0     1.80

 Note the final drive is NOT interchangeable. >>

Of course...the next logical question is.....

        DOES A 4 SPEED AUTO TRANNY FROM A LATE MODEL GOLF OR AUDI FIT IN A VANAGON
AND WOULD IT BE BENEFICIAL?

Scott De Santi
86 Vanagon (with finicky auto tranny....sigh)