At 10:01 AM 4/19/2005, you wrote:
>high ATF level and the symptoms you describe could mean the seal between the
>differential and automatic part is failing, gear oil from the diff is leaking
>into, and contaminating the Automatic trans part making the ATF level go up,
>and look brownish red..    have you checked your diff fluid?  (17mm hex nut)
>this happened on another vanagon i had.

Doesn't it usually happen the other way 'round? With the AT unit running a
hydraulic pump and the final drive passively wallowing in a pool of gear
oil, doesn't the AT fluid usually blow into the final drive and make the AT
fluid level go DOWN?  Though if it's a bad enough leak, I guess a final
drive pumped full of mixed ATF and gear oil would "leak back" after sitting
a few hours...