I will be the first to admit that Lyle knows a lot more about VW engines than me; but I don't understand how a poorly rebuilt tranny could cause a crack in the engine case. ________________________________ From: "theresabuckner@xxxxxxx" <theresabuckner@xxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, September 20, 2012 3:17:19 PM Subject: [tcb] Re: First T@P I take it , that someone other than him rebuilt your trans -----Original Message----- From: Fred McDonald <texasbluebus@xxxxxxxxx> To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu, Sep 20, 2012 12:54 pm Subject: [tcb] Re: First T@P That was my engine. We were replacing the oil cooler seals. I had a very bad oil leak that seem to come from the base of the oil cooler. It turned out to be a fine crack in the case. According to Lyle Cherry the crack was caused due to stress on the case caused by a very poor job rebuilding the transaxle. From: Paul Smith Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 12:24 PM To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tcb] Re: First T@P True. Thus , The name t@p9 Sent from my iPhone On Sep 19, 2012, at 11:25 AM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Paul: Or anyone else; was the T@P at the ball park in 2004 the first T@P? I'm thinking yes and that would make this one the 9th, right?