This piece is plastic and is not repairable. The Syncro part and the 2 wheel drive are not interchangable ether. To top it off, this part is no longer avalible, but it had been superceded with a new part. Does any one know the numbers? Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Jimmy Sanby wrote: > I went away about 10 days ago and discovered when I got to my > destination(250km away), that I had lost 1.5 Liters. On my way home I > had to put in another 1.5 Liters. I have since gone through two tanks of > petrol with no further water loss. Last night I looked under my Syncro > and I think I have found the source of the leak. There is a water > distributor/adaptor/thing near the starter that has two pipes going into > it from the back of the car about 1" thick and two pipes coming out to > the front of the car, one 3/4" and the other 1.5" (a guess at the > measurement). > > There is water seeping from this. Does any one know if you can repair it > or if it comes apart or has anyone had any dealings with the part. Does > it just provide a mechanism to join the four pipes or is there something > else inside it??? > > When I remove it, will I loose all my water? > > Thanks > > Jimmy Sanby > Syncro '89 15" > Cape Town SA > |
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