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On 15 Apr 2002, at 19:56, Jim Share wrote: > I recently bought a '70 F.I. Auto squareback from the original owner with > 42k on the odometer. It has been sitting for 2 years because it developed an oil > leak so he parked it. I ended up buying it and tailored it home. It had a new > tranny installed shortly before it was parked. I changed the fuel lines, final > drive gear oil, engine oil and adjusted the valves. I've been driving it around > to see how it runs and it's been doing great... except for one thing. When I > first drove it the tranny worked fine, now it doesn't want to shift into third > gear. Looking in the Bentley it says to check the governor, the valve body > assembly could be dirty, or the direct and reverse clutch could be defective. I > thought I would ask the list what could be the problem because it worked fine > for awhile before this happened and maybe get some ideas where the problem might > be. Maybe because I didn't change the tranny fluid? The level is fine but I > didn't change it because I don't have a pan gasket. I know you can just change > the fluid, but if I go that far I want to clean the filter that's in there at > the same time. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Check the ATF level with the engine warm and running. Make sure that the hose to the vacuum modulator is connected on both ends, is not broken, and is not leaking anywhere. Some years have drain plugs in the AT pan. If you have one of those, just use it. I never find any dirt in the strainers. YMMV. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org