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  • Questions:, manual, vs, automatic

    Gary McEachern · Tue, 17 Aug 1999 06:52:08 EDT · Mailing-list archive

    Hello Do the manual transmissions (4 and 5 speed) have better pickup compared to the automatic transmission? Whats the difference between the 4 and...

  • FW: transmissions: the story

    Carrington, Tom · Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:52:32 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...4 speed to 5 speed.(diesel vanagon) In the Bentley manual, there is 4 kind of transmission: 091 4 speed, 091/1 4 speed...

  • Re: 5 speed vanagon transmission

    SyncroHead · Tue, 5 May 1998 03:29:42 EDT · Mailing-list archive

    ...switched from 4 gears to 5 and the term "5 speed" became somehow synonomous with "manual". Many peeople see any manual transmission vehicle and...

  • Manual 5-Speed Transmission (094) Question

    Gary Cannell · Mon, 31 Dec 2001 07:14:54 EST · Mailing-list archive

    I've always felt the 4-speed manual trans (091) has struggled to keep up at freeway speeds - I've got 250k on mine...

  • Re: 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS FOR SALE ON THE SAMBA

    Alistair Bell · Tue, 10 Aug 2010 18:52:14 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...But I grew up driving manual transmissions and if I could wave a magic wand, I'd have a solid 4-speed or 5...

  • Re: Four Speed Wasserboxers?

    · Mon, 17 Mar 1997 03:07:04 -0500 (EST) · Mailing-list archive

    ...Manual transmissions in 1980-1982 aircooled Vanagons were all 4 speed. Manual transmissiona in 1982-1983 diesels were mostly 4 speed, few 5 speed...

  • Re: AT speeds/rpm's

    Loren A. Busch · Tue, 2 Jul 2002 18:11:30 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Auto should be the same speed as manual at same rpm. No, manual transmission is an overdrive in 4th, .86 if I recall right...

  • Re: towing concerns...

    John Y. Hung · Tue, 26 Oct 1999 08:30:53 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

    ...speed or distance when towing manual transmission cars behind other vehicle. So, save the dolly rental cost and just tow it (all 4 wheels...

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