Re: cold clutch engagement problem

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Stupid q but is your clutch adjusted correctly? If it is then try switching 
to synthetic gear oil. New trannies have a tendency to be rather tight. This 
is normal esp for cold weather.

Chris DeLong
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>From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@home.com>
>To: "Vw-Tech@Yahoogroups.Com" <vw-tech@yahoogroups.com>, "Scirocco List" 
><scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: cold clutch engagement problem
>Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 20:09:14 -0400
>
>Gurus, when I first start my Mk1 Scircco16v in the morning, it lurches
>forward slightly as if the car is in gear. With just a tiny bit of brake
>effort I can hold it still. If I do not do so, the car will move forward
>about three or four feet and then stop. This tendency goes away after the
>car warms up for a few minutes. The transmission was rebuilt less than 1k
>miles ago.
>
>What's going on here?
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