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<DIV>In a message dated 10/15/2013 9:19:18 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
one4house@yahoo.com writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial>Crew,<BR><BR>I want to know more about the type 3 automatic
transmission. I am working on a deal that will net me (what I was told was) a
1970 Squareback. It is an Arizona car. It looks great for its age, runs and
drives, but needs some work.<BR><BR>In talking about the current state of the
car he made mention<BR><BR>"These auto stick<BR>shifts gum up the servo when
they sit and need the tranny to be serviced and<BR>cleaned."<BR><BR>I am 100%
new to the type 3 auto. Is this statement indeed true as far as only needing
servicing, or should I expect bigger problems? Is a general transmission
service going to alleviate the issues it has or should I plan on rebuilding
this tranny? He made mention of it getting stuck in 3rd gear.<BR><BR>Also, I
heard that these transmissions are sensitive to vacuum pressure..... basically
I want the "what to look for when buying a type 3 auto." I want to know the
signs of a bad tranny. I want to be able to educate myself real
quick.<BR><BR><BR>He also said:<BR><BR>"The engine is a GEX<BR>that the
previous owner had done 25-30k miles ago. It was sitting for 3<BR>years
in his garage with minimal use. I have had it for 2 years. I start it
at<BR>least every 2-3 days with occasional spin around the cudlesac."<BR><BR>I
have not heard good things about the GEX rebuilt motors, but this one is still
going after 30,000 miles. What else should I look out for with a car that has
spent most of its recent life sitting around?<BR><BR>My intention is a daily
driver. I am not one to let my classics sit around and collect dust. It is
time to get this car in driveable condition and put it on the
road.<BR><BR>Class is in session.Educate me, please. A little background on
me; I have been working on cars all of my life. I have a history with type 1's
to the level of having owned 5 in my lifetime. You won't have to dumb it down
for me.</FONT></DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000
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face=Arial>Mike has already pointed out that the trans itself is a Borg Warner
model 003 trans, and it was used in buses as well as other later model VWs
(after production ended for type 3s). They are a hearty beast of a trans,
designed to give long life. Complete rebuild kits are available thru Bulk
Part, and any good transmission shop should be able to rebuild it (you may
have to pull it out of the car for them, and take your brown Bentley to
them though). My biggest guess, is that it probably needs a fluid and
screen change (uses Dextron fluid), and a check of the diff fluid (uses
80-90 weight), to make sure no ATF has leaked past the seal into it (it can
damage the diff). After that it probably just needs to be driven to get the
fluid moved around.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>As for the GEX engine, you'd have to ask Brian Fye about them, as
he's probably got the most knowledge with them. I too have only heard bad
things about them, but I'm sure a couple of good ones got out to the public.
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>Other than that, expect to go thru all of the mechanicals
(brakes, front and rear suspensions), to make sure all of the required
maintenance is done (most PO's don't do it all), along with checking the
entire electrical system (PO's like to re-wire them for some reason), to make
sure everything works. I only mention that, as these are 40+ year old cars,
and are bound to have some sort of "owner mods" done to them, to keep them
going. :O</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob 65
Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty<BR>64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie<BR>71
Square-vert under
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