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Date:         Mon, 1 Mar 1999 17:46:09 -0600
Reply-To:     Joel Walker <jwalker@URONRAMP.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joel Walker <jwalker@URONRAMP.NET>
Subject:      Re: cost of a syncro tranny
Comments: To: Jwilli941@AOL.COM
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Todd Hill wrote:
> Not too much you can do about it.  If its a limited product specifically
> for the Syncro and does not interchange with anything else then
> the cost of producing that product goes up. Thats why those fancy


one thing i've been thinking about: the most expensive thing
seems to be the viscous coupling, right? wonder what it would
take to build a mechanical replacement? something that required a
lever to engage ... plenty of room near the gearshift, or you
could have an electric solenoid type thingie. but the idea would
be to remove the expensive thingie and replace it with a
less-automatic-but-cheaper thingie. maybe. sorta. kinda.
somewhat. ??


joel
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