No, you really want to stay with the diesel gearing. Your diesel engine is
not strong enough to turn the higher gear ratios in the gas tranny. Simply
take the bellhousing and input shaft from your failing transmission and
install it on the used transmission. Takes about 20 minutes or so, once the
old tranny is out of the Van.

People are offering them to you that way since they have converted diesels
to gas and have the gearboxes laying around.

TomC (Who also has a diesel gearbox sitting under his toolbench)
tcarrington@relitech.com
http://volksweb.relitech.com
85 Vanagon Crew Cab
82 Westy diesel=>gas conversion
65 Notchback

> -----Original Message-----
> From: T G [SMTP:caninewolf@RAVEWORLD.NET]
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 1999 12:06 AM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Diesel to Air tranny change?
>
> Hello,
>
> I am still looking for a diesel tranny but I am wondering how hard the
> diesel tranny to air tranny change is?  I have been offered two diesel
> trannies now each for 200 but they are missing the bellhouseing and other
> parts that were used in their switch over.  This leads me to think I
> should be looking for an aircooled and do the switch over.  Thank you for
> information and if anyone has a tranny or info for me you can call me at
> 860-668-0645 or look me up on AIM at screen name CanineWolf or Volksvan.
> Thank you.
>
>
>
>
> Tim G
> 82 Diesel Westy(3k on rebuild)
> 84 Vanagon Wolfy(for sale-850/bo)
> ex: 87 Vanagon Syncro
>
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