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Date:         Sun, 7 Apr 2013 08:31:35 -0400
Reply-To:     Hector Zapata <hlzapata@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Hector Zapata <hlzapata@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: torque converter carrier plate
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
In-Reply-To:  <5160F0C7.2070208@turbovans.com>
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No, it's people driving them when they don't have a choice or other means of transportation. Do you have a part to sell me? If not, I'm doing what I usually do with a lot of your posts, hit DELETE.

Hector

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 12:06 AM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> yeah..thought you'd say engine mounting looseness. > Though I have not seen any cracked cast iron auto trans bell housings > myself. > yep...worn TQ bushings .. > End play ..didn't think of that one. > They ain't no Mercedes Benz all right. > > So much of thisis preventable. > I am constantly amazed at how well vanagons hang in there with regular > neglect ( Note, new Maintenance Term ..."Regular Neglect" ) and bad work > done to them, and things never getting checked out much. > and perhaps worst of all, people driving them when they don't realize > things are wrong with them, sometimes seriously so. Been seeing quite a > lot of that lately. > > good to see your comments. > S. > > > On 4/6/2013 7:54 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > >> Most common is engine to transmission looseness, miss-alignment. Lower >> studs/nuts coming loose or even breaking. Evidence often the trans bell >> housing cracking where the lower studs go through. Worn torque converter >> busing is next. I would also check for excessive crankshaft play and >> lastly >> if there is a problem in the torque converter itself. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.**com<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>] >> On Behalf Of >> Scott Daniel - Turbovans >> Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2013 9:14 PM >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Subject: Re: torque converter carrier plate >> >> interesting. >> care to name off some causes? >> >> On 4/6/2013 6:08 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: >> >>> They don't crack without a cause. Something else is wrong. >>> >>> Dennis >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.**com<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>] >>> On >>> Behalf Of Hector Zapata >>> Sent: Saturday, April 6, 2013 6:18 PM >>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >>> Subject: torque converter carrier plate >>> >>> Hello, fellow listees, looking for a torque converter carrier plate, >>> or flex flate, for my van. Apparently it cracked in the middle, since >>> the torque converter seem OK, although I haven't removed the A/T yet. >>> If you have one, or know somebody who does, please contact me off-list. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Hector >>> 1990 Carat 'Ursula' >>> >>>


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