Re: [T3] Auto Tranny FAQ?

[Daniel Baum <daniel@type34.info>]

<x-flowed>My ATF level seems to be OK. I'll keep an eye on it, of course, as usual.

I suspect that what my car really needs is to have the crap thrashed out 
of it in a few really good long drives. Even after having driven it for 
just a few kms in the last few days, it seems better. It somehow seems 
to "soften up" when it's been driven for a while.

Unfortunately this isn't possible yet, as I need to pass inspection 
before I can take the car out on a public road. Friends who have visited 
seem to think the car would pass if I had it inspected now, so maybe 
soon it'll be back on the road.

Next Friday, we're having the inaugural meeting of the Israel Karmann 
Ghia Club. As it's at my house, this will be my car's first public 
exposure since I got it. Based on the feedback I get from the other 
members, I'll be able to decide what to do. I'm beginning to think I've 
done all I can to the car now on my own (I mean, the engine is now even 
running on 4 cylinders!), and the remaining parts of the restoration, 
which is mostly cosmetic stuff like fixing the paint and upholstery, 
need to be done by pros.


Daniel

Jim Adney wrote:
> On 10 Mar 2004 at 23:02, Daniel Baum wrote:
>
>
> > Yes. I have noticed that effect in the past too. My tranny does have a very
> > slow leak. 
>
>
> Dave Hall and I drove my '69 AT Squareback to Parma. That car had been parked 
> for about 4 years and one of the first things I noticed was that the ATF level 
> kept dropping. In the beginning, I was adding ~1 qt of ATF for every 2 fillups 
> and was really annoyed at the thought of all that wasted oil for such a long 
> trip.
>
> Getting everything warmed up for significant amounts of time eventually had a 
> good effect and the ATF consumption dropped off on the second day of the trip 
> and was almost completely gone by the third. I think the return trip consumed 
> less than 1 qt of ATF. Russ claimed, and was probably right, that the pan 
> gasket just needed to get wet and warm enough that it would swell up again and 
> start doing its job.


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