This may be the only non VW thing I will ever reply too..kinda nice to
see who & what we are.

Daryl Christensen
Age-almost 50 - Male
Duvall, WA...a stones throw from Seattle & Microsoft
Married 25 Yrs...3 grown boys..3 grandkids (fun to spoil then go home)
Occupation-VW, Porshe,Audi Transmission Rebuilder (manual's only)
I have been working on VW's since age 16..Have been a Mechanic..(ASE
Master cert, etc)...all my life
Ran a VW & Foreign car repair shop for 15 Yrs...(If I haven't seen it all
by  now, I don't wanna see it)
decided for peace of mind and stress relief to work for and BY myself  at
home shop- the retail world was driving me batty.
Best thing I ever did???(besides meet my wife)  work for myself. I get up
when I want..work when I want..sleep often..
Hobbies...Snowmobiles..Avid Skiier...love Heli Skiing (can't afford it
much) settle for Cat Skiing
Paragliding on those rare sunny thermal days..Crew chief for Sprint
car..Tinkering in general..and of course ,reading & watching way too much
TV...
Pet List Peeve...waste of List bandwidth for silly replies...am now in
Digest mode only...much better
Pet Real-world Peeve...People who don't take time to smell the roses and
be with their families..Get your priorities in order before its too late

Daryl of AA Transaxle
Duvall, WA.(Seattle area)
(425) 788-4070
1-877-377-0773 toll free
http://www.aatransaxle.com (web site)