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On 24-Apr-2002 John C. Worden wrote:
Hi,
     Nope, Canadian, so that would be about $6 US, I think ;)  It wouldn't have
been so bad except for the taxes, about $6 CDN worth.  Interesting theory,
might have to try that.  I also saw a flurry of people saying jack up the
driver's side and use a funnel with a long hose.  I have the funnel with the
hose (that's why I can get the fluid in so easily through the speedo gear
hole), but I'm not sure that solution is substantially better.
     A VW mechanic told me that some in some transaxles the fluid level needed
to be slightly above the bottom of the filler/check hole.  Anybody know
anything about this?  That would imply if you check or refill the transaxle
fluid it will always be a little low unless you pour through the top.

Cheers,
Colin


> 
> I hope you didn't pay $40 US for the Redline!  I got an idea for filling 
> the transaxle.
> Any of you who have or have seen a kerosene heater probably saw the little
> pump
> used to fill them.  It's a squeeze deal with a long pickup and a 
> hose.  When the
> transfer case on my truck was leaking a while back I got the idea to use this
> because it just as hard to fill as a VW transaxle.  With one of these you 
> could
> pump the gear oil right into the whole you check the level from.
> 
> 
> John C. Worden
> Bucksport, Maine
> 
> '98 Dakota 4x4-Just rolled 100K
> '86 Scirocco 8V-
> '81 Scirocco 2.0 16V -
> '78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic,  4 speed.

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Cheers,
Colin

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