Date:         Tue, 17 Nov 1998 12:07:07 -0500
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Water Leak on 2.1 - Advise needed
Comments: To: Jimmy Sanby <sanbyj@TELKOM.CO.ZA>
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  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superceded with a new part.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
>