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On 21 Mar 2002, at 14:14, Earl Schamehorn wrote: > Anyone ever seen or have plans for a transaxle shell being made in to a > starter jig. The one that I am thinking of had a cavity for fuel, a place > for a battery, a starter and starter button and a handle. A lot of test stands and Dynos have a tranny or just the shell at the core. I don't know if anyone has thought of storing gas in there, though. Would you put the battery in there with the gas, or just outside next to the vent hole? ;-) This reminds me of my 72 a couple of months after I first bought it. One of its problems seemed to be the starter, which later turned out to just be the starter bushing. Well, in the course of figuring this out I removed the starter and took it downstairs. Put it in my vice and merrily went about getting it apart. Imagine my surprise when it popped open and 1/2 cup of gasoline spilled out on my basement floor! Seems the PO had put a makeshift splice in the fuel return hose, just above the starter. I think it dripped on the starter and leaked in the hole next to the wire from the solenoid. I can only assume that it didn't explode when the starter ran because there was not enough oxygen, just too much gas. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe