Thanks to all who replied to my original posting. I just ordered a
transmission drain plug tool from BD. When it arrives I'll check the level.
I haven't noticed any leakage, but I park in a different space every day,
and I back in so the engine area is usually over grass, so if there was a
slow leak its possible I wouldn't have noticed it.

I'll let the list know what I find.

John Flaherty
Portland, Maine
'84 GL

> --- "John P. Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > My '84 is having a problem I don't recall ever seeing on the list.
> > When
> > stopped, vehicle in any gear, clutch pedal on the floor, I get a
> > loud, low
> > frequendy rumble from the rear of the van. This is a much lower
> > frequency
> > noise than the whine of a bad throwout bearing. Place the van in
> > neutral and
> > the noise stops. Shift into gear and it starts again. Rev the
> > engine and it
> > gets louder but doesn't change pitch. Let the clutch out and the
> > noise gets
> > louder briefly as the clutch engages, then stops when the clutch is
> > fully
> > engaged. Come to a light, step on the clutch without shifting into
> > neutral
> > and the noise starts again, sometimes immediately, sometimes not
> > for a few
> > seconds.
> >
> > Other than this the van shifts and drives normally.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > John Flaherty
> > Portland, Maine
> > '84 GL
>
>
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