what does this mean

[GemGTI]

and what do I put for my car?

"number and layout of cylinders, eg: 1600cc 6 cyl V6"

I know mine is a 1600 but thats all I know.

Anyone else know?

cheers,

G

[Fielder]

yours is a 1600cc 4cyl straight4

thats a 1.6 4cylender (number of pistons) straight 4 (pattern the 4 pistons are layed out in)

[Agreeable Slick]

I do hope this isn't for a for sale ad gem. 

[GemGTI]

no its to fill a form out for a quote on a recon gearbox.

any suggestions welcome for possible plases to get a good 2nd hand one from (with warranty)

 

[BobbyT]

getting mine refurbed at g star dubworld for about 650 i think ( i think that includes a new clutch too!  ) 

[GemGTI]

aaagggghhhh!  tooooo expensive. I need cheap. 

[Veedubgt18v]

do a google search maybe?

[mattneck(Beavis)]

01454 329990

volksmania, chipping sodbury, nr bristol.. i use them all the time, and i know they are really good from expereince, got a huge stack of boxes there to!

[Madone_si]

rrrrr the gearbox question.... one I hate....

The following places should help....

Full rebuild of gearbox will cost 550-600 from C&R Enterprise - the only company I would use for gearbox rebuilds

Second hand one can pick up from 50-200 - but you may get the same problem or gear issues - you never know with second hand gear boxs

go onto vwgolfmk1.org.uk - mk1 golf website and ask the following members - crazyquiff or scouse as they break cars and may have a good gear box for you, I use both these guys and they are very helpful on parts for mk1's

I've brought a few gearbox - second hand and have found they don't last that long... so best to go the rebuild route, most companies will strip the gearbox down and repair what ever is broken which then keeps the cost down.

cabriolet 020 boxes:

020300046X - 9A & 4Y
020300046EX - 4S
020300046FX - 4T
020300048EX - ACD & AEN
020300050AX - AUG

also see:

http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/VW_020_transmission.shtml

and

http://www.jwsvws.com/020%20Transmission%20Guide.html

[GemGTI]

Thanks si, I have already emailed crazyquiff, he thinks he might have a gearbox - but I see what you are saying about second hand ones not being reliable - the last think I would want is to have it taken out and sorted out a second time! When I spoke to Joe, he said he had a box out of a mk1 van, but I've since been told that ideally it should be from the same model and year as my car? I spoke to my local vw specialist who said they would happily fit a second hand one for me (but obviously I'd pay their labour charges £40 an hour). but warned me that it might end up being worse than my existing box. So it might just be worth getting them to take it out and strip it to see exactly what is wrong, it might just be the speedo cable and the rest of the box might be fine, although that would be looking on the optomistic side!!

hmmmmmm.... just dont know