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Re: tranny woes



Sounds like maybe your shift linkage is out of adjustment. Try pushing down 
while trying 1st and second (push down as in like you would for reverse) if 
it goes in fine then that means that your linkage is out of adj.

Chris DeLong
ICQ#45030867
Seattle, WA USA
'80 16V 'Rocco ragtop
'91 GLi 2.0 16V
'77 Rabbit 16V
'80 'Vert (parting out!)
'61 17 Window type II
'91 Vanagon
'78 Rabbit



>From: "Allyn" <amalventano1@home.com>
>To: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>, "Cheapass Ron Pieper" 
><rapieper@yahoo.com>
>Subject: tranny woes
>Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 19:28:03 -0400
>
>4k on a 16v
>works perfect cold/warm.
>when hot (idling/traffic/100-110c), at standstill, doesnt want to go into 
>1st or 2nd.
>Will go if i really push it hard. Also will go in easy if done while 
>slowing down (vs. stopped).
>gets worse with engine heat, gets better when it cools off.
>tranny fluid is good (redline, just filled).
>started doing it after the trip to waterfest (where i lost about 1/2 qt of 
>fluid due to leaky output
>seal).
>
>im thinking either some kind of temp sensitive syncro thing or somehow the 
>clutch is trying to grab
>too much when its hot. it may have some sort of sachs sport clutch and a 
>lightened flywheel.
>
>Thanks for any input
>Al
>
>Allyn Malventano, ETC(select)(SS), USN
>87 Rieger GTO Scirocco 16v (daily driver, 170k, rocco #6)
>87 Jetta 8v Wolfsburg 2dr (daily driver, 260k, 0 rattles, original clutch, 
>driveshafts, wheels :)
>
>
>
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