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From: ted@teldata.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: VW bus problems
Message-ID: <325@teldata.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Apr-84 16:44:42 EDT
Article-I.D.: teldata.325
Posted: Mon Apr 30 16:44:42 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 1-May-84 19:05:44 EDT
Organization: Teltone Corp., Kirkland, WA
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I have a 1976 VW bus with the 1900+cc fuel injected engine and I have a couple
of problems.

1.  It has a severe oil leak and appears to be the rear crankshaft seal.
How hard are these to change?  The one shop I talked to wants to drop the
engine to replace it ($300+), is it necessary to remove the engine to get
at it or how hard is the job with the engine in the car?  I got to fix it
because it looses a quart of oil every 4 days just sitting in the driveway.

2.  One of the cv joints just started to go 'chunk-chunk-chunk', the same
shop said either replace them all ($236) or wait 'till it gets bad enough
to tell which one it is and replace the bad one ($68).  What is a good way
to check which joint is the bad one?  I am an experienced home mechanic
but never have dealt with a VW or cv joint before.  This one worries me a
little because a cv joint went on my Fiat 128 and left me stranded.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

Ted Becker