Woohoo! Almost done . . .

1. There is a small plastic tube coming out of the top of the trans that has broken off - I assume this is just sometype of overflow tube, but I don't see them listed on Fastlane . . . anybody know what this is and where to find a replacement? It doesn't connect anything, I assume its purpose is to allow escape from the trans if it gets to hot, and is routed to keep contaminants out of the transmission.

2. I bent the hard line for the trans cooler past the point of repair . . . I called a Denver yard but they don't have any. I figure I'll head down to the PullnSave today, but just in case, anybody know where to find a replacement for that?

3. There is a plastic piece on the passenger side of the trans that is cracked . . . it looks like it may have been a fitting for a vacuum line. Anybody know what this is and where to find a replacement? I know, I know, the question is vague . . . I'll post pics later on when I find the cable for my digital camera (doh!).

4. The vent tube from the valve cover is different on the replacement engine. The old one connected to the top of the air clear, the new one routes beneath it and into the intake manifold. I figure I can just plug the hole on the cover of the air cleaner. There is also a tube on the air cleaner that on the old engine, connected the bottom of the air cleaner to the oil pan. On the new engine, that tube has crimped and sealed. I've taken the tube from the old and put it on the new so its all connected, but I have to wonder why somebody might have sealed that tube? A mod that I might want to keep?

Thanks for taking the time,
Eric in Boulder, CO

1971 220D
1981 300D