>>>I fully anticipate Mike providing us with a dispersed metal powder
analysis of a container that looks very much like a Vanagon transmission.

Frank -- you are TOO funny!!!! I'm LOL!

(However, I certainly don't hope so it will come to that)

After all, the torque for this chipped baby is probably "only" about 190-200
ft lbs -- just within the range of the Syncro tranny specs (which has been
totally rebuilt by Senior Weddle, btw). My hope is that all those Germans
are not mistaken by making the TDI Vanagon conversion the most popular
option over in Europe. Trusting that they know something we don't!

Cheers,
MJS