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<x-charset iso-8859-1>Thanks for the advice. I looked at the pan that I put under the tranny last night. After about 15 hours, it had collected maybe 3-4 drops of oil, perhaps, 2-3ml. That means that at that rate, it would take approx. 18 months to leak a litre, which is approx. consistent with the amount of oil that was missing when I got the car, and the amount of time the car stood decaying before I bought it, and the time since I bought it, as far as I know. This means that a) it's been like this for years b) it's not getting any worse and c) I didn't cause the leak. I think what I'll do is thoroughly clean the tranny (and the final drive while I'm at it) as the amount of gunk under there is truly spectacular. What would you use for this? Once it's clean and oil free I should be able to see which part gets oily and hopefully see where the leak is coming from. Daniel Baum > On 7 Apr 2002, at 15:36, Daniel Baum wrote: > > > Bentley says it is a leaking converter oil seal. Are there any other > > possibilites and is it something I should even think about fixing myself or > > should a pro do it? Is it something I can live with while I am restoring the > > car, and get it fixed at a later date? > > I don't think overfilling will ruin anything. Look at all the things that Russ > mentioned, PLUS consider that in 69 there was a run of torque converters > with bad welds which tended to crack. These TCs also had fewer cooling fins > than the later ones. If you have one of the early ones, replacing it would be a > good idea for several reasons. > > Does anyone remember the number of fins on the early vs. the late? > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > </x-charset>