What's your tune-up routine? Plus bonus ?s

[verboten at michiganvw.org (Jason)]

IIRC syncromesh will eat your syncros

On 7/19/06, julie@menloparkrandd.com <julie@menloparkrandd.com> wrote:
>
> 2 cap types. One has a copper shewath on the inside, the other has the
> sheith with a center pin (later style). Just pull a cap wire and look.
> As for the parts? Just about every thing covered from what I see. The
> transaxle fluid of choice of Scirocco champs is RedLine. I have 2 bottles
> ready for the car when I eventually get to assemble it :)
> roll up your sleeves and have fun!
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Nate Lowe [mailto:nlowe79@gmail.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 08:51 PM
> >To: 'Scirocco List'
> >Subject: What's your tune-up routine? Plus bonus ?s
> >
> >Time to do my first tune up on my own. I'm planning on doing the air
> filter,
> >fuel filter, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, coolant, and tranny fluid.
> Probably
> >oil too since it's getting to be time. Is there anything else that
> >should/could be done at this point?
> >
> >I've got a couple other questions also.
> >
> >How can I tell which distributor cap I need? The PO swapped in a 2.0 8v
> >block with a 1.8 head into my 79, but I don't think anything was changed
> on
> >the ignition side. Is it common to change any of that with that kind of
> >swap? I don't have the metal shield on the cap, but there seems to be two
> >other caps available from Potterman without the metal shield:
> >this<http://www.parts4vws.com/catalog/product_detail.asp?PartNumber=03368
> >one
> >and
> >this <
> http://www.parts4vws.com/catalog/product_detail.asp?PartNumber=03010>one.
> >
> >Also, what brand of plugs do most of you prefer? I usually hear NGK or
> Bosch
> >are good. Are platinum or silver tipped really worth the cost?
> >
> >
> >Last question is about tranny fluid. Has anyone ever used GM Synchromesh
> >with friction reducer before? I've been hearing very good things about
> it.
> >What do most of you use?
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