Larry, may be it is a filter or a screen.  I buy the kit from Ken Wilford at
Van-Again and give it to my mechanic to install when he does the annual
transmission fluid change.  I don't look inside the box, but I must be doing
something right as my '98 Pontiac uses the same type of ATF and the stuff on
the dipstick on my Vanagon looks and smells much better than the fluid in
the Pontiac.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Alofs" <lalofs@enteract.com>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 7:03 PM
Subject: Re: Vanagon auto tranny lifespan

> jhlauterbach wrote:
>
> > I have almost 4 years on an '84 I bought in '97.  Had fluid and filter
> > changed then and have changed in annually since then even though I only
put
> > about 10K miles annually on the van.  No problems with transmission.
> >
> > John Lauterbach
> > Macon, GA
>
> Filter?  What  filter?  Are you sure there is a filter?
>
> Larry A.