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

[deadbolt at mindspring.com (shad)]

I believe the synchromesh is a no-go for vw tranny's.  IIRC,.. its like a 
5W-30 oil that has friction modifier in it.  Produced by penzoil IIRC. 
Anyhow...stick with heavier stuff...75-90w, and redline mtl  is the lists 
choice.

GL,
Shad
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nate Lowe" <nlowe79@gmail.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 8:51 PM
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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