Earlier this year l posted a transmission problem, and we came to the conclusion that my reverse idler gear was shot. At the time I said that in the spring I would be wondering which of the three transmissions (that I have) I should be using. Well, now is that time.
the three are
1. a "AGS13036
4" on a 1986/7/8 1.6 Turbo (that is the one that is broke, if necessary I will pull it apart and fix it) off a Jetta
2. a "ACH18105" on a 1.6 na it's also a 1986/7 but a golf
3. a "something," (that-I-don't-have-the-number-for-right-now) it is off of a 1986 1.6 na Jetta.
some my questions are
1. will the two Jetta's be the same?
and
2. which is the best one for a 1.6 turbo?
thanks in advance for any help.
ACH should be fine. It works well on my 1.6NA
I would pick whatever has the tallest 5th gear if there's a difference. The turbo motors cruise so nicely on the interstate, mine will do 80 mph all day with no effort. I kind of worry that's a lot of RPMs for it but it will do it, I'm running an ACH trans.
http://www.brokevw.com has the list of gear ratios.