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Re: [T3]


On 22 Jun 99, at 18:53, Roby Ballard wrote:

>         2.  A lot of you came down on mail order companies for not knowing
> their stuff, I agree.  But my comment on the guy asking "what are pushrod
> tubes?" was at a VW dealer!  That was what shook me up as well as his price
> of $16.95 each for factory tubes!

I think it was nearly 20 years ago that a VW salesman, in a showroom 
flooo{Ćsation, actually said to me: "Well, VW stands for front 
engine, front wheel drive, after all."

>       Next question, what's the easiest way to check if the rear ( front?)
> main seal is leaking at the flywheel?  My engine is already pulled.  Just
> turn it around and look for gunk?

It it is actually actively leaking, it will not be gunky; it will be 
washed clean by the flow of oil over that area.

Jim
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Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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