

| Subject: | Re: 85 Man Tran Fluid |
| From: | Jorge Osorio |
| Date: | Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:57:14 -0500 |
Thanks to all for clarifying the "fluids" question, feel much better about attending to my Westy's bodily functions ;-) Jorge '85 Wolfsburg Weekender (Betsy a.k.a "Plan B") On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, John Rodgers wrote: > OK...... > > Manual Tranny: fills through a plug on the right side of the > transmission (when facing to the front of the vehicle) > > Combined Brake and Clutch Fluid reservoir - Under the instrument panel > cover - The instrument panel quite naturally sits over the instruments. > While sitting in the drivers seat., reach toward the front of the van to > the forward most part of the cover and you will feel two detents. Pull > up and back towards the steering wheel at the same time. The cover > should pop right off. The reservoir is then exposed. > > License Plate Access Hatch - pull this open and you will see the following: > ...Left - Coolant overflow tank. Do your coolant topping off here. > ...Center - Dip Stick > ...Right of Center - Oil Filler Cap and fill tube - Remove the cap. > Reach in the mouth of the tube grab the edge and pull - an extension > will emerge that allows spill free oil fills - relatively speaking. > ....Way Right and Out of Sight -- the power steering reservoir (ATF) To > Access this tank you must remove the rear engine cover hatch. BE very > careful when you remove the cap as you can easily break off the ears on > the cap. Tighten only finger tight. Service only with ATF. > > Coolant Expansion Tank: Can only be seen with the engine hatch cover > removed. Has the Coolant Level Sensor in the top. This sensor is what > triggers off the little blinking red light temperature gage on startup > and when over heating. Usually coolant is added here when you change > coolant or have a major coolant loss for some reason. > > Front Windshield Wash Tank: - Filler cap is on the floor by the door > post on the drivers side. Look under the carpet. When refilling any > excess will overflow and make you thing you have a major leak. Just the > way it works. > > Rear Window Wash Tank. Right rear side panel. > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > > > Jeffrey Wiegand wrote: > > >Where can I add fluid to the transmission? > >I can't find the reservoir anywhere, I'm at work, and it is almost > >impossible to shift gears. The clutch is almost to the floor. > > > >85 Vanagon Manual 1.9L > > > >Thanks!!! > > > >JW > > > > > >0101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010 > > Jeff Wiegand | Head Cook | electroponics, inc. > > jeff@electroponics.com | Blog: http://www.unsubscibe.com/ > > Mobile: 314.757.3769 | SMS: electroponics@voicestream.net > >0101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010 > > > > > > >
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