Re: head toast? (long)

["Marie Laugesen" <scirocco@telus.net>]

I was keeping an eye on both the ATF and they hypoid oil but the owner of
the car before me was a little old lady and you know what THEYR'E like...
they never drive their cars but they never service them either!

But that's exactly what happened... ATF in the diff.  Spider gears go boom!
I found a new trans with less than 20,000 original kilometers on it, someone
did a auto to 5 speed conversion on a 92 cabby. Soooo... looks like I'll be
taking this tranny.

I thought about converting my 'roc to a 5 speed but at this point in the
game it's just not cost effective for me. *shrug*

Marie

>Marie:  Thats sucks!  You hadn't been keeping an eye on both your ATF and
>your differential fluid had you?  ATF in the diff is what kills the
>autos...rule of thumb for a older VW auto.  Flush the ATF and the diff
>fluid every 6 months to a year (depending on your leak rate...and they all
>do eventually leak...)
>
>
>Let me know if you have trouble finding a replacement trans...I know a guy
>locally that has one.
>
>Eric
>
>76 Honda CB400F Super Sport
>79 Scirocco (Parts car)
>80 Scirocco (Parts car)
>81 Scirocco S (2.0 16v swap and complete restoration in progress)
>84 Scirocco Automatic (Katy's Daily Driver)
>91 Cabriolet (2.0 8v swap and mechanical rebuild in progress)
>00 Golf GL TDI (My Daily Driver)
>
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>-Kelli Fox
>
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