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The gears are fine - just real tight to pull in and out- Is this normal for a trans that has been sitting for a long time?- Will it loosen up on its own?

Well -I finally had a good day to swap trans.
Everything went fine until I tried to get the coupling back on.
I was done- except for the coupling menace. The only thing that saved me today was this ...

I finally got the trans off the parts car. The coupling was rusted. Someone said in another post to just use a extension ratchet and a hammer-That did the trick once I got a good corner shot to hit
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Try a new radiator cap. It may not be holding pressure.

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They forgot to mention that I was there too.

It was a blast!!!!!
The first day was a little cold and rainy.

Kenodog was a little shy at first -but we became best buddys after he borrowed my ...

I talked to this seller a while ago. He can piece anything together you may need. His complete kits look good for the money.I ran into other repairs so I did not personally order mine- yet.

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hey flame,

watch out! There are Dot-Marks on both sides of the cam-wheel!!
They have a quarter offset,so make sure its installed the same way then before.

Nobby

This happened to m ...

Smoothie is right - it is the decel valve. If you bypass it you will raise your vac up about 3-5 points hence the quicker idle. But you will backfire and the car will sound like crap. I plan to remov ...

If you put the distributor in and plug both vacuum holes it will run on strickly mechanical advance. If you set your timing to 0, if will give you a max advance of 36 degrees. It is a 30 degree distri ...

I like the original size tire on the car. I ran both. The 185's seem a little more lively on the road.

Its been a couple years but I got that part at a VW dealership for under $5.00
If you pass one, stop in with the number and ask.

It split right in half at the thickest point 2 miles from home.

If you pulling the head and have not done the bottom. Do both. This was a mistake I made. You can always bolt on a new cam and header later.

Are you adjusting the mix as well?