Re: [T3] Jacob your car will be humming again soon

["Jacob Hoffman" <cobyhoff@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>I've actually been lurking around here long enough to have heard about your 
gland nut situation.  My engine has gone in without a hitch every time I put 
it in.  I drove it for many years before the flex plate rattle came about 
earlier this year.  I just welded it because I drive my car daily, couldn't 
find a new plate quickly, and wanted to be back on the road.  When it broke 
again, I assumed inadequate welds were the cause and welded it better.  Then 
the Parma trip.  I have no idea what caused the flex plate to go out in the 
first place.  I do have a question for you or any other AT driver though.  
Does the transmission engage instantly when you put it in Drive or Reverse?  
Mine hesitates for about a full second.  Talking with Keith at Toby's on 
Monday night I beleive my hesitation problems may be due to problems deep in 
the transmission.  Like, maybe, not enough pressure from the fluid pump.  
Anyway, I'm not going to just slap the new driveplate and main seal in and 
start driving.  I'm going to try to get it driving right.  In the mean time, 
screw it, I'm driving my Toyota.

Jacob Hoffman
'71 FI AT Squareback
'76 Westfalia Campmobile
'00 Toyota Echo  (its ugly)


> From: "Martinez, Leon" <martinezl@ftscpac.navy.mil>
> To: "'cobyhoff@hotmail.com'" <cobyhoff@hotmail.com>
> CC: "'type3@vwtype3.org'" <type3@vwtype3.org>
> Subject: [T3] Jacob your car will be humming again soon
> Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 08:49:48 -0700
>
>
>
>
>   Jacob ,
>
> If you need any help with info on flexplate problems to avoid, just let me
> Chin up ! Your car will be humming down the street with the new flexplate
> and
> front seal.
>
> LEON MARTINEZ





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