Looks like I need to buy a VW transmission....

[werewolf]

BUT it is a VW bus type 2, 5 spine if I heard the mechanic correctly
can anyone recommend a good online site for buying one?

[slick rick]

Have you tried Samba ?

[vw driver]

I'd stay away from a bus trans, they are geared lower and your engine will be turning higher RPMs and your gas mileage will suffer.

[werewolf]

I'd stay away from a bus trans, they are geared lower and your engine will be turning higher RPMs and your gas mileage will suffer.

Gas mileage is good, I get around 28 mpg with the 1600 engine.
Would I better off going to a type 1?
Is it just a case of unhook one and bolt on the other?

[vw driver]

I guess it depends on the kind of riding a person does. If you're riding on the freeway at 60-65 MPH all day then the bus trans will be making the engine turn higher RPMs which theoretically will wear the engine out quicker, it would probably tend to run hotter, at least that has been my experience. Of course the rear tire diameter makes a difference also, bigger tires lower RPMs. I have a bus and a bug, both have tachs and if I remember correctly the bus is turning 200 or 300 more RPMs at 60 MPH. The trike has a bug trans and the engine doesn't have to work hard at all because the trike is so light and that's with 30" diameter tires. But if you like stop light racing the bus trans will accelerate quicker.