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vwztips said:

Based on my experience, anytime I have the transmission or both the engine and transmission out, I replace both the coolant flange and tandem pump gasket, especially if I do not know when they were replaced last. Visual on these parts are not good enough. When you have that easy of access to swap them, do it. It is very cheap insurance.

Also, if your motor mount part #'s end in AE, replace them. AR is the updated part #.

Rear main seal is usually wet from leaking tandem pump gasket. Very rarely do they go bad.

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PickleRick said:

My plastic t and rear hoses looked good so i left them be. I would replace the thermostat and cct if they hadn't been replaced. My thermostat started sticking when i put it back on the road. It was sitting apart for a month upside down on an engine stand. Replace rear main if it looks wet.





Obviously timing belt and bs delete if it hasnt been done. Pull the valve cover and look at the cam.



Get carbon out if intake if its bad.





Check for cracked or leaky motor/tranny mounts. Make sure ground/startet cables are not chafing, i had a ground wire that looked rough.



That's all i can think of off the top of my head

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