I have re-used several "well done" trannys and the innards were all still
good, but I took them apart and checked first. Its possible that the case
gaskets/ sealing areas will not hold oil after a fire. Did not try to just
repl seals.
Repl the Final drive, mainshaft and shift shaft seals and give it a try.
I have them all in stock of course.

Daryl of AA Transaxle
(425) 788-4070
aatransaxle.com
86 Syncro Westy
Zetec in the trunk
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Guzyk" <paullist08@GUZYK.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 7:08 AM
Subject: Using transmission from van with engine fire?

>I have a manual tranny that came out of an 86 Westy that encountered a
>medium grade engine fire.
>
> The outide of the tranny looks messy, but the transmission worked fine
> before the fire.
>
> Can I just change the oil and externally accessible rubber seals?
>
> If so, does anyone have a list of externally accessible rubber/gaskets I
> need to buy?   Or do I have to open up the entire gearbox?
>
> photo here:
> http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/baboonia/vanagon/IMG_0319.jpg