83.5 is right!  I guess that's the only time VW made pickled vanagons.

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 4:29 PM, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> Drain a bit of vinegar out of pickle for best results. I would tilt the
> Vanagon sideways by driving to a slanted area and pour a bit out that way,
> or jack it up on the drivers side.
>
> Vw changed the fill amount a number of years into production, without
> making
> any other changes to the transmission. They said that filling the
> transmission until the fill level reached about 1 inch below the fill plug
> gave better shifting without harming the transmission. This is in the
> Bentley.
>
>
> I bet Pickel is a 83.5
>