Kevin,

I've seen on the Net an alt.vw.watercooled discussion group.  I can't
recall the proper name, or how to log on, but if one of the Listees who
knows how to access it reads this,  maybe he or she can forward that
information to us all.

Tom Hanlon
Palm Springs, CA
84 Westy

Kevin J. Turinsky wrote:

> Hi Volks:
>
> Trouble with the Wife's '90 Jetta (42,000 - this car's never had a
> hard
> day in its life). We just experienced a sudden problem that
> sounds/seems
> transmission related. We took it to the local VW fixer, who tells us
> we
> need a new main bearing and gear box.  Then he quotes us up to $300
> for
> labor, $700 for parts! Can this be real? Or is he funding his
> children's
> college fund?
>
> Kevin...turinsky@juno.com
> "Anchored, down in Anchorage---Alaska"
> '89 Syncro Westie w/ new BFG's!
>
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