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The work needed to find all the leaks and problems in an old AC system here in the US with our laws in Freon make it financially undoable. Keith ---------- > From: Erkson, Toby <toby.erkson@intel.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > Subject: RE: [T3] I'm going home again > Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 2:07 PM > > My comments below. > Toby Erkson > air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email > '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed > '95 VW Jetta III GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension > Portland, Oregon, http://www.pobox.com/~toby_erkson/ > > >-----Original Message----- > >Are there things I should check out specific to the T3? > > As always, rust. > > >I've always been afraid of automatic transmissions. If I can get an > >auto can I replace it with a manual when it dies? Mabey a 5 speed? > > The 5-speed kit is about $800. That doesn't include labor. And you have to > find a knowledgeable place to do the work. > > >Are there kits to put in AC? > > No, but you can go to an A/C shop and they can install a generic system. > Figure around $1500. With some searching you can find the pulley and under > dash unit specific to the T3. I pulled a *complete* system from a junked > one for $150. Any one who wants to sell you the parts for more than $200 > (assuming the parts are in NEW condition) is plain greedy and not worth you‹‹ä . > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/