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----- Original Message ----- Subject: [T3] what died on me? > i was driving yesterday, just putting down the road when all of a sudden it > felt like i lost 2 cylinders, and it sounded like i had dropped a bolt into > my chamber and or gravel in my case, so lastnight at 12am i took it all > apart and took off my heads, only to find nothing wrong, then turned it over > by hand and smooth as silk, so the bearings are ok right? > > i found NOTHING out of the ordinary > > but it is an 1835cc, with an automatic tranny, did i blow my torque > converter? or my tranny itself? > > how can i check? > Just because it turns over smooth, does not mean that all is OK. You could have lost a rod bearing. Look at the tops of the pistons, and see it it looks like they have been hitting the head. Since you have it torn down this far, I would go ahead and split the case. If you want, you CAN pull a rod without splitting the case, but that is the hard way. Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Pitch in! Send your pledge of support! mailto:support@vwtype3.org