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> From: Jim Adney > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 10:24 AM > You need to get in the habit of actually inspecting part, > rather than making > assumptions about them. Once you get used to really looking a > part over you > will start to understand which of its properties are > important and which are > irrelevant. Understood. > For example: You have an ATF leak. Is it really ATF or could > it be gear oil > from the final drive or engine oil? If it really is ATF, are > you sure that the > pan gasket is the source of the leak. The governor cover is > actually a more > common leak spot for an undisturbed AT. If you just assumed > that the pan gasket > was the problem, then you may be wasting time and money until > you look more > closely. This I did verify. It's coming from the pan, I can watch it poor out as I poor it in :) I cleaned all around the pan, plus it stops leaking once the level gets below the union. > Just make sure you inspect the old ones carefully for tears > or crushed areas. > This isn't magic. Just consider what is needed for these to seal. Will do! > And pay attention to the torque spec on these bolts; it's > quite low and > overtorqueing causes leaks by deforming the pan. I have one of those old dial type torque wrenches with a fairly large scale but it does clearly mark every 2.5 ftlb. Jason Smith 71 Square FI AT 72 Fasty FI AT(at the crossroads) http://jasontsmith.tripod.com/vw.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org