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Subject:Re: Driving yesterday
From:Steve Delanty
Date:Wed, 9 Jun 2004 08:08:00 -0700

>  I was driving my 84 Leaker yesterday to pick up a replacement exhaust pipe
>  for #1 & #3.  Part of the distance is on a dirt road.  First thing that
>  happened was the trans would not go into second.  Then wouldn't go into
>  1st.  Then 3rd and finally the trans would not go into any gear.  The
>  clutch appears to still be working and I can shift into all of the gears
>  with the engine off.  If I start the car after turning off the engine,
>  sometimes I can get into the gear I was in with the engine off.  Really
>  weird.  I am guessing something broke in the trans (4 speed manual) but if
>  it did, there was no noise or grind.  Anyone have any ideas?
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Bad pilot bearing in the flywheel?

Steve
'86 Westy "Escape Pod"  (EJ22)
'84 Westy "Yard Furniture" (Blown WBX)
'73 Beetle "ain't got a name yet" (just bought it)