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On Wed, 2003-01-08 at 21:49, Darvin Gomez wrote: > Hi, > my square has been out commision for a couple of weeks. It has been sitting > because my generator pulley had cracked but I got that fixed and I > appreciated your advice. > > Anyway.... Since it was sitting a big puddle of ATF has accumulated. I was > able to get a pan gasket after calling around..... it looks like it is made > out of the same stuff that that valve cover gaskets are made of (cork and > rubber). Is this the right one???? Also, it appears the previous owner > applied that orange silicone stuff all around the gasket it has on right > now..... do I need to put some of that stuff on too??? And finally, how > tight do the bolts have to be when I put them back in?? > If the car sat for a while, It is common for them to leak fluid around the dip stick tube. What is happening, is that the fluid is draining back down out of the torque converter, so the fluid level is above the gasket level. Clean off all of the silicon goop, and do not put any back on the gasket. Make sure that the pan is flat in the bolt hole areas, and DO NOT over tighten the bolts. There is a torque spec. on these bolts, and it is not much. It is in inch pounds. Look it up in the Bentley manual. Mine is out in the shop right now, and not near this computer. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/