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Originally Posted by scotty b
Maybe I should ask this first.... I am ASSUMING the diesel trans would have had lower gearing, or am I wrong in this assumption ? I also feel like this trans is way to clean to have been in a 20+ y.o. diesel car. Here are some pics that may throw some light on things for those of you with more knowledge than I
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You are incorrect in your assumption about the gearing. Most of the gearing change was made in the final drive (differential) - light commercial gearboxes had lower first gears but on the whole the passenger car spaces between gears are pretty close.
The parts look like they were taken off the car a decade ago. Perhaps they were cleaned before they ended up on the shelf? And for the record - not all diesel cars are dirty!