Speaking of dowels, make sure there are 2 in the engine where it mates
to the tranny. These can pull out and stay with the donor tranny instead
of remaining in the engine where they belong. These 2 large hollow
dowels are what precisely align the engine with the tranny, an important
thing over the long haul.

Mark

Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>.............
> like pressure plate locating dowels missing from the flywheel...
> I've seen that one a few times. I've seen LOTS of mis-steps on vanagon
> clutch jobs, including on clutch jobs done by professional shops. I see
> lots of detail mistakes on vanagon clutch installations.
> Do good careful work.
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