[VB] Transaxle

[claralw at aol.com]

It means your engine will feel tired and old.
 
The gearing is high, too high to  match well with a 1600 motor.   Especially if you will carry anything in the bus.    
I had a 3.88 r/p with big nuts in a 65 westy and regretted it.    Wish I had gone with a  4.12 r/p  

The 4.375 r/p with big nut boxes in my 61 with 205/75/15 tires is matched perfectly for a 1600.
That is the gearing VW used for a 63/64 one ton bus that came with a 1500.  VW says cruising speed is 65, though I tend to drive a little slower.   With a fresh 1600 I could cruise 65, or 70.  It would go 75.    It would drive over the Cascades on hwy 58 without having to drop into 3rd gear.

 Were you planning on building a bigger motor anyway?
If not, I would get a different center section, perhaps a 4.125  or at the most a 3.88 r/p to go with the little nut boxes.

YMMV
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: John Dillon <johndillon at johndillon.com>
To: <vintagebus at type2.com> <vintagebus at type2.com>
Sent: Sun, Aug 10, 2014 4:26 pm
Subject: [VB] Transaxle


Picked up my rebuilt centre section Friday it's a 3.44 RP, 1st is 10:38 - 3.8; 
2nd is 17:35 - 2.05; 3rd is  50:63 - 1.26; 4th is 60:53 - .89. What's all that 
mean? And with small nut redux boxes and. 2.05 tires with a fresh 1600 sp - will 
I cruise at 65?

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