My internet was down for a few days while I moved, but I'm back.
I drove Otto to work, (Yes, the Type 3 Ottomatic Squareback) and it
was a pleasure on the interstate. I have a 30+ mile commute one way,
and I dove in and drove it 2 days last week.
Symtoms are unchanged. I did have an odd experience - I accidentally
left the trans overfilled somewhat after using the trans cleaner.
Well, driving home in 105 degree heat resulted in trans fluid smoking
on the engine somehow, and just as I got home, I left it idle to check
it out, and looked under the car, just in time to see ATF pouring out
of the converter area!
Once the car cooled off, (and I stopped swearing profusely at my
stupidity for blowing a converter seal because I left it overfilled),
I cleane up the mess and let it sit while I pondered who on earth
would repair a VW T3 automatic trans in town.
Next day, I started it up, let it warm up, and checked the fluid...it
is now perfectly between the hi/low level marks, and does not leak a
drop!!!
I bravely drove it around the block, still no leaks. I have
sincedriven it about 20 miles in town, still no leaks or other ill
effects (besides my preexisting issue with 1st gear).
I found nothing in the Bentley pertaining to this, but I am assuming I
did not blow a converter seal at all, but the overfill coupled with a
super hot trans added up to a situation where a high pressure bypass
valve of some sort must have dumped ATF out the front side by the
converter? I think? The Bentley says nothing about this I could find.
Anyway, I am driving the car again, and I love it.
Anyone know a shop that rebuilds or repairs these transmissions? I'll
have to address this 1st gear issue at some point, and if I have to
ship it to a good shop, so be it.
Jeff
On 7/30/08, *jadney@vwtype3.org <mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org>*
<jadney@vwtype3.org <mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org>> wrote:
On 30 Jul 2008 at 7:57, RussW wrote:
> Remember a couple years ago, Greg Merrit had the shaft for the shift
> cable break on the inside of the trans?? He had to take it out
and get
> it welded.
I wondered about that, but I didn't see how that kind of failure
could lead to Jeff's symptoms. Do you?
--
Jim Adney
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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