chiming in late here,
but I have several good used stock vanagon auto trans oil coolers for sale.
that would be your least expensive route ......a good used stock oil cooler.
Scott
www.turbovans.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "azsun99" <azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: Automatic transmission cooler-advice wanted

> Are you sure there is coolant mixed with the tranny fluid coming out of
> the fill tube?
> There are other reasons why fluid might be burping, such as plugged
> breather ports on
> top of the tranny.
> If indeed coolant has mixed with the fluid, yes, the tranny is toast, but
> now you also
> have fluid mixed with the coolant, so a thorough flush of the cooling
> system will be
> required.
> Hopefully, others more knowledgeable than I am, will lend their expertise.
> Good Luck.
> Jerry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ahlgrim, Kevin" <kahlgrim@IUSB.EDU>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 1:55 PM
> Subject: Automatic transmission cooler-advice wanted
>
>
> I believe my 1984 automatic transmission cooler has failed since I have
> fluid coming
> out my fill tube and from all the research I have done on this subject.  I
> am looking
> for advice on how to fix the problem.  I figure I have three choices:
>
>
> 1.        Buy a new replacement for $300.  The problem with this is that I
> only spent
> $300 for the Vanagon so to buy a part as much as I paid for it is hard for
> me.
>
> 2.       Find a used good one.  Is that possible?
>
> 3.       Install an aftermarket cooler kit?  Costs about half that of an
> original
> cooler but do they work as well?  I guess if antifreeze doesn't mix with
> the
> transmission fluid then it is better.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.  I've only had this van on the road for
> about a month
> and I miss driving it already.
> Thanks,
> Kevin