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Re: Overdrive/tranny matching

To: rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au, hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au
Subject: Re: Overdrive/tranny matching
From: "Donna, Paul Kate & Mark Heuer" <heuers@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:06:21 +0000
Maybe they were like that when new?

>From: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
>To: "Victor Hughes" <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>,   "Donna, Paul Kate & 
>Mark Heuer" <heuers@hotmail.com>
>CC: <alpines@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: Overdrive/tranny matching
>Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:43:44 +1000
>
>Oh dear. There must be something about S3s that reside in Australia.
>
>Russ
>S3 (noisy + jumps out of fourth)
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Victor Hughes" <hughes@scides.canberra.edu.au>
>To: "Donna, Paul Kate & Mark Heuer" <heuers@hotmail.com>
>Cc: <alpines@autox.team.net>
>Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 1:06 PM
>Subject: Re: Overdrive/tranny matching
>
>
> > Hi Paul and all
> >
> > I'd appreciate getting ideas on this enquiry too as my tranny will need
> > rebuilding at some stage (noisy + jumps out of third).
> >
> > Good to see you're keeping it Paul.  I saw an S3 from South Aus 
>advertised
>in
> > 'Just World Cars' last month and was wondering......
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Vic
> >
> > "Donna, Paul Kate & Mark Heuer" wrote:
> >
> > > All this talk of S3's and overdrives has me thinking about my car.
> > >
> > > It's a S3, with non-synchro box and overdrive. The gearbox has a
>growl/howl
> > > which is getting louder. It tends to jump out of second gear if I take
>my
> > > foot off the go-pedal.
> > >
> > > I suspect that parts to repair it are going to be hard to find. Is it
> > > possible to accumulate the necessary parts before I take it off the 
>road
>to
> > > rebuild the gearbox? I guess what I'm asking is whether there is any 
>way
>to
> > > know what bits I'd need before I pull out the gearbox.
> > >
> > > The car is in Australia, so I don't really want to send it to UK/US 
>for
>a
> > > rebuild.
> > > Cheers,
> > > Paul.
> > >
> > > _________________________________________________________________
> >
>




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