John,

Thanks for the reply. I tried to be as careful as I could putting that seal
in - actually truth be told, my buddy did it and I was very adamant that he
be as careful as possible - I'll do it myself next time. He's a great
friend, but he can be a bit of a "bull in a china shop" :)

I did not have the Flywheel machined - based on inspection by those I trust
(and know their way around avanagon) I held off on that. But I did install
the felt washer.

I'm not looking forward to pulling the trans again - but it should go a lot
easier this time since it was all recently removed and put back together.
All new Flywheel bolts and everything else was properly cleaned and greased
where appropriate.
Thanks,

Jeff
'85 GL (Gertie)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus