Those are good trannies. Try to steamclean exterior to determine the source of
the leak, most likely some rubber seal or gasket. When you drive it spreads all
over, picks up the dirt and hard to find. By now all seals should be replaced.
Don't replace tranny just because it is old.
Good luck
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy

"W. Silva" wrote:

> I guess we need to get our '85 Westy's automatic transmission rebuilt, it
> has 240,000 miles on it and is leaking ATF from the vent (?) hole.  Just
> where it is initially coming from is hard to tell but in any event we should
> probably start thinking about either buying a rebuilt, the whole sootin'
> match, or having this one rebuilt. There are no transmissions shops that are
> any good around here and the VW dealership has no clue (does that come as a
> surprise to anyone?).
>
> I'm hoping to get some insight into the leaking before having to shell out
> allot of bucks so anyone with some knowledge on the subject, please pass it
> on.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> John & Wendy
> Cape Cod, MA
>
> '85 Westfalia "S-Cape"
> '98 Passat "The Doo-Dah Machine"
>
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