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Subject:Re: Transmission Guide Pin: Should be Straight?
From:neil n
Date:Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:29:15 -0800

Yes!

Drives, shifts smooth, stays in gear, no leaks at clutch housing join
(yet  ;^)  but there's quiet growl in 1+2 under power. I'm running
Redline synthetic. Maybe a thicker oil will help. Should be ok for a
while though.

Neil.

On 3/21/10, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> That'll make you happy!  =)
>
> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 7:28 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Jim.
>>
>> Was arm deep in Moly etc. so speedy help from you guys most appreciated.
>>
>> Found 1st and 2nd. Will try all 4 now.
>>
>> Woohoo!
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> On 3/21/10, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
>> > Yeah, the vagcat.com transmission linkage illustration shows it to be
>> > straight.
>> >
>> > http://www.vagcat.com/epc/cat/vw/T2/1982/4/55/58858/
>> >
>> > Jim
>> >
>> > On Mar 21, 2010, at 5:52 PM, neil n wrote:
>> >
>> >> The guide pin on the older style DK transmission is supposed to be
>> >> straight right?
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>
>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>
>>
>> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
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Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/

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