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On Thu, 26 Apr 2001 09:53:32 -0500, Jim Adney wrote: >On 26 Apr 2001, at 21:54, Mark Healey wrote: > >> On Wed, 25 Apr 2001 22:50:56 -0500, Jim Adney wrote: > >> >There should have been TWO washers in there! Is there any >> >chance that you dropped one? >> >> I doubt it. I stuck a straightened hanger in there as soon as I had >> the distributor out and slid the one that I felt along it. >> >> Are you sure about there being two? Bently says "washer". > >If one fell down, it would have done so as you were pulling the drive >gear up. This is a scary operation and I always sweat bullets at >this point. I've never dropped one, but I haven't done that many. All >the cars I've seen had 2 washers and I'm sure the manuals mention >that, but I'd like Russ to confirm this. > >> >All in all I would be MUCH more concerned about that second >> >washer. >> >> I'm starting to think that I should take it apart just to be sure. > >I feel for you. I would do almost anything to avoid being in your >position now. Of course we know that since your drive gear was in >there wrong it had been taken apart and reassembled by someone >who didn't know what they were doing. The most likely possibility >is that they also left out the 2nd washer, but the consequences of >a loose washer floating around in there are just too awful to ignore. > >Perhaps Russ has a suggestion about a way to try to fish around >for it. The problem is: What do you do if you keep coming up >empty? As I was rooting around I noticed what I think was the short that started this whole thing. It turns out that with the distributor in wrong the condensor was near the generator and the wire wore through. Mark Healey 71 FI auto square 71 FI manual square marksvw@healeyonline.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe