[T3] Automatic Shifting

Craigs List craigslistcsprings at gmail.com
Fri May 2 11:11:07 PDT 2014


As a matter of fact,I have an extra valve body and governor in the extra
automatic I have sitting in the garage. Looks like I might have a project
this afternoon.

Adam
On May 2, 2014 10:21 AM, "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 2 May 2014 at 10:05, Craigs List wrote:
>
> > This is all starting to point to a valve body rebuild in my eyes. I have
> > had the same problem throughout with a multitude of VMs and 2 different
> > automatics. I think I will look into a valve body rebuild as my next
> course
> > of action. What do your rebuild kits cost?
>
> Sounds like you've done all the right things. The rebuild kits are
> $75 each and include all the seals and gaskets except for the steel
> backed seals, which you probably don't need.
>
> The aftermarket carbs must make a difference, but I have no idea what
> difference that might be. VW supplied a different VM for their
> factory dual carb/AT setup, so that might be worth looking for, but I
> have no idea whether that will help. It's the same part #, but with
> NO suffix letter. It's a European model part and was never sold in
> the US, so it's going to be hard to find and probably expensive.
>
> Have you tried adjusting the VMs with a pressure gauge? There's a
> long adjustment range available, and you might be a long way from
> where you ought to be.
>
>
>
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