[Vwdiesel] '98 Jetta convesion stick/auto

[Matt_Lisa]

I just did a quick search in Denver (close to where I live), and found 3 recent TDIs with Automatic trannys.  They're definitely out there, you've just gotta hunt for them.  Also, they rarely say what kind of transmission is included.  A lot of times, you have to look at the pictures to see.

http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/791275652.html
http://denver.craigslist.org/ctd/790095134.html
http://denver.craigslist.org/ctd/789605101.html

-Matt
http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/

-----Original Message-----
>From: brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net>
>Sent: Aug 12, 2008 7:19 PM
>To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] '98 Jetta convesion stick/auto
>
>Kurt,
>
>Thanks!  Nice link, with it, I found a auto diesel tranny in Texas! (800
>miles away) lol
>
>Not sure why it was rebuilt, he said he bought it with a known bad turbo and
>decided to rebuild the engine too, which is not that expensive, if you can
>do all the labor yourself. Starts way better than my '04 jetta, I'm thinking
>it might have a couple bad injectors in the '04 jetta because on a 'hot
>start' (sat only a short time) it fires like it's running on two cylinders
>and cranks for more than 4 seconds before it finally stumbles to life, but
>acutally starts very well when it's cold.
>The '98 jetta starts at the "flick of the switch" hot or cold.
>
>On 8/12/08, Kurt Nolte <syncronized_turbo at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> www.crazedlist.org searches the Craigslist database nationwide.
>>
>> Why was the engine rebuilt at only 181k?
>>
>> -Kurt
>>
>>
>> brian gochnauer wrote:
>>
>>> I wish Craigslist was more easily searchable nationwide, there's nothing
>>> in
>>> Des Moines, IA.
>>> Seems pretty improbably switch, searched nationwide auto 'recyclers' and
>>> found 5 automatics in all of the US.
>>> I sure there's more but it is an indicator.
>>> I just bought the car, it has 181k but the engine was just rebuilt by the
>>> previous owner he is also an aircraft mechanic.
>>>
>>> On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Matt_Lisa <matt_lisa at sprynet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Rather than put a perfectly good manual transmission out of service, why
>>>> not find yourself a mk4 TDI with an auto?  Those things are coming out of
>>>> the woodwork!  I find them all the time on craigslist/ebay/etc.
>>>>
>>>> -Matt
>>>> http://matt_lisa.home.sprynet.com/
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> From: brian gochnauer <brian at gochnauer.net>
>>>>> Sent: Aug 12, 2008 3:56 PM
>>>>> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
>>>>> Subject: [Vwdiesel] '98 Jetta convesion stick/auto
>>>>>
>>>>> Has anyone ever tried a conversion form manual to automatic
>>>>> transmission?
>>>>>
>>>>> Got a nice '98 Jetta TDI with a manual 5-spd, but the wife's hip can't
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> take
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> the pressure (of the clutch)
>>>>> wondering if it's practical to convert it.
>>>>>
>>>>> I figure it would require a ;
>>>>>  Flexplate from a flywheel
>>>>>  Console shifter
>>>>>  transmission -diesel (seems kinda hard to find)
>>>>>
>>>>> ? tranny computer ?
>>>>> if so, is the wiring there for it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Brian
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