I expect to be having a tree change soon (I can't afford a sea change) and I will need a work vehicle of sorts, as I will need to carry all sorts of stuff when I get there.
Which year model of the bay window Kombis has the 2 litre engine and which has the strongest gearbox (I think that's the 6 rib)?
11CAB ·
76 was the first of the 2L engine & 6 Rib box
baybuscamperkid ·
yep, so 76 til 79, but by now many earlier ones have probably been converted anyway.
shaihulud ·
Thank you gentlemen.
kroozzn63 ·
single cab 2 ltr .
My furniture shop req a delivery van , i bought a 77 microbus couldnt fit much furniture in her but she drove everyday 100kms plus no probs got a splitty ute best design if your haulling bulky stuff..
modulus ·
My '75 Double Cab has (original) 2 litre and 6-rib box. VW were famous for running changes in the middle of model years, so it may be '76 and later for Kombis, 75 and later for pickups...
hth
Schmoburger ·
2L engine came out somewhere in '75, but was still run through the 002 (5-rib) gearbox until about February 1976.
If ya want to haul a lot of weight up a few hills then a 2L with a 002 box would be ideal as the 2L has a lot more low-down torque, and the 002 gearbox is geared lower than the 091 (6-rib) gearbox.
The trade off is of course that you will get slightly higher fuel consumption with the 002....