Re: Months of hassle-free driving and now this!

["Ian" <e@sbbs.se>]

When my auto tranny seized, what ended up happening was that the car would
start to 'lock' up during normal driving, the whole car would jerk a little,
sometimes it would just happen once other times a whole series of jerks or
stutters.  That was fun, especially the part about the dealer wanting $4200
for a rebuilt auto. !


Ian
-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Jacobsen <fluidweb@hotmail.com>
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 4:27 AM
Subject: Months of hassle-free driving and now this!


>Well this will help ground me for a while so that I don't get any more
>excessive speeding tickets (3 in a month, last month)...
>
>Anyways here are the symptoms... Remember I have an AUTO which I am about
to
>replace with a 5-speed as soon as I get the cash so lets hope it's the
>tranny!
>
>1. On deceleration (laying off of gas pedal) in any gear except Neutral,
>there is a clunking sound which worsens at lower RPM. It seems to happen
>when the engine is warm, not when its cold. Acceleration is fine, no loss
of
>power at all. Clunking continues in Reverse as well.
>
>2. Slight whine at higher RPM... source unknown!
>
>3. Sound of "dripping water" while driving. No leaks besides small tranny
>drip. Might this be a sign of shock/strut wear? Original suspension right
>now.
>
>Anyways I noticed all of these problems at virtually the same time. I
assume
>they are all related. In any case, I can play the stereo loud enough to
>forget all about them but maybe, just maybe, i should fix them instead.
>
>Somebody suggested my CV joints are gone? Any other ideas?
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Pete Jacobsen
>Awaiting Kamei Airdam -- Money order sent Saturday
>Silver 1980 Scirocco 1.8L
>
>
>
>
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