I used a floor jack to get it started!  No tranny cracks here.

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Neal R. Hansen" <nhansen@DAKOTACOM.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 5:55 PM
Subject: Tranny Oil Check

> Ok! last weekend I changed the oil in my 84 Westy. I also tried to check
the
> tranny oil while I was under her. After scraping about 1/4" of 1984 mud
off
> just to find the fill plug, It seems to be frozen solid. At least I
couldn't
> budge it. since I don't want to shatter the tranny case with excessive
> force. The question is: Does anyone have a good safe method of removing
the
> fill plug?
>                                         Neal