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On Tue, 2005-05-24 at 06:53, Daniel Baum wrote: > > No luck. I went to TWO places that only sell parts for automatic > transmissions, and neither had it. I also tried the VW main dealers parts > store. He found the item on his parts computer, but it had no part number, > meaning it is officially NLA from VW. Everyone had a very similar part for a > later tranny (the 010). It's a pity they didn't keep the same part, 'cause > then it would be generally available. > > Everyone I showed it to suggested I should just clean it up and put it back > in, since the hole was fixed, albeit a bit clumsily. Unless anyone here > thinks that's a really bad idea, I think that's what I'll do. > I would go ahead an re-install it, but keep looking for a replacement. The most it will cost you to replace it later is another pan gasket and some scowls from your wife when you use her good towels to wipe up the mess. I will keep an eye out for one for you, And if I ever pull the pan off my parts trans, I will keep you in mind. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) '05 KIA Sorento SUV russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~