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Subject:Re: Syncro Trans Help needed
From:Jim Barnes
Date:Sun, 3 Mar 2002 20:30:58 -0700

On Sunday 03 March 2002 06:27 pm, Loretta Abbott-Kennon wrote:
> Hello Folks, I did a very foolish thing today, I used a siphon pump to
> remove the old transmission oil.  The foolishness is that I accidentally
> lost the small length of plastic tubing inside the transmission!

Another possible method: Tap into a vacuum source of one of your adjacent
vanagons with a long length of tubing (aquarium tubing?).  With the adjacent
vanagon idling, the other end goes into your fill opening to grab it buy
suction. Good luck!

Jim

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