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Subject:Re: Compatibility of A1 Rabbit/Jetta Autotrans
From:David Beierl
Date:Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:42:04 -0500

At 08:29 PM 12/13/2009, Karl Ploessl wrote:
>the declutching valve, build into the kickdown valve is opened by the
>accelerator cable whenever the accelerator is returned to it's fully
>up position. The release of hydraulic pressure by the declutching
>valve causes the forward clutch of the transmission to disengage, thus

Gee, on my old Saab 96 I had to reach down to the firewall and pull a
lever if I *didn't* want it to do that.  They'd gone to all V-4
engines by then, but the freewheeling clutch from the two-stroke days survived.

:)
d