In a message dated 08/06/2005 11:42:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

I'm  delegated to driving my Dad's 84 westy "Smoky" up to BusFusion
this  weekend... about 230 miles or so IIRC. The transmission is
whining a bit in  4th, and I'd like to check the level before I go.
Unfortunately both of our  bentley manuals are out of the province at
the moment.

Q1. Where's  the filler cap for the tranny?

Q2. Where's the drain plug?, and how do  you know when it's full.

I did try googling for an answer on this but  got nowhere... if
someone can refer me to a webpage with the info or spell  it out
online I'd appreciate it.

Filler is the 17mm socket plug behind the  shift rod and the drain is dead
center bottom of the diff case.  Level is  checked by having the van level and
fluid should be 1/4" below the bottom of the  fill hole.  Fill it till is
spilling over and let it drain a few minutes  and you'll be fine for the trip up.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
_BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm)  a VW Camper
camping event, Almonte, ON, June 09 ~ 12, 2005
'87 Westy, '90 Carat &  Lionel Trains
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(http://www.ccvwc.ca/)
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in  the Ottawa Valley
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