If anyone would like to purchase all the diesel stuff to install a Jetta
engine into your Vanagon,(bellhousing,enginecarrier,flywheel etc..)I have
all these parts for sale.$600.00+ shipping Akron,Ohio
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Snow <mwsnow@HOME.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 8:00 AM
Subject: Diesel Transmission (was RE: [DIESEL] Leaking diesel injector
pump... Please help)

>>From what I know so far, the diesel models use the model 091
>transmission case from an air cooled (pre-Vanagon I think) bus
>with different gears and a special (rare) bellhousing.  The
>bellhousing is the key to getting a diesel engine into the
>Vanagon.  The gearing is much lower than other Vanagons due to
>the low power of the 1.6NA engine.  My next project is to find
>and install an aircooled transmission to get the higher gearing.
>
>There are MANY other diesel parts that are Vanagon specific.  The
>oil pan, accessories/brackets, intake/exhaust (to name a few) are
>all unique to the diesel Vanagon.  Prepping the Jetta engine for
>installation into my Vanagon took an entire day!
>
>Mike Snow
>1982 Westfalia 1.6TD
>
>
>> Now, I've a question for you, I am fascinated by the
>> transmission used in
>> the Diesel Vanagons.  Is it a straight bolt up to the
>> Rabbit motor?  If so,
>> is the tranny found in the Diesel Vanagon different
>> from the tranny found in
>> all Gas Vanagons?  Water cooled?  Air cooled?  My
>> question really is, what
>> Vanagon trannies will bolt up to a Rabbit motor?
>>
>> Dave
>> >
>