No, it's people driving them when they don't have a choice or other means
of transportation. Do you have a part to sell me? If not, I'm doing what I
usually do with a lot of your posts, hit DELETE.

Hector

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 12:06 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> yeah..thought you'd say engine mounting looseness.
> Though I have not seen any cracked cast iron auto trans bell housings
> myself.
> yep...worn TQ bushings ..
> End play ..didn't think of that one.
> They ain't no Mercedes Benz all right.
>
> So much of thisis preventable.
> I am constantly amazed at how well vanagons hang in there with regular
> neglect ( Note, new Maintenance Term ..."Regular Neglect" ) and bad work
> done to them, and things never getting checked out much.
> and perhaps worst of all, people driving them when they don't realize
> things are wrong with them, sometimes seriously so. Been seeing quite a
> lot of that lately.
>
> good to see your comments.
> S.
>
>
> On 4/6/2013 7:54 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>
>> Most common is engine to transmission looseness, miss-alignment. Lower
>> studs/nuts coming loose or even breaking. Evidence often the trans bell
>> housing cracking where the lower studs go through. Worn torque converter
>> busing is next. I would also check for excessive crankshaft play and
>> lastly
>> if there is a problem in the torque converter itself.
>>
>> Dennis
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.**com<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>]
>> On Behalf Of
>> Scott Daniel - Turbovans
>> Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2013 9:14 PM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: torque converter carrier plate
>>
>> interesting.
>> care to name off some causes?
>>
>> On 4/6/2013 6:08 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>>
>>> They don't crack without a cause. Something else is wrong.
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.**com<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>]
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Hector Zapata
>>> Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2013 6:18 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: torque converter carrier plate
>>>
>>> Hello, fellow listees, looking for a torque converter carrier plate,
>>> or flex flate, for my van. Apparently it cracked in the middle, since
>>> the torque converter seem OK, although I haven't removed the A/T yet.
>>> If you have one, or know somebody who does, please contact me off-list.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Hector
>>> 1990 Carat 'Ursula'
>>>
>>>