hey ...
I need to be totally more careful to check what's going on before I make
comments...
way too easy to make comments that don't fit.
the ole ...........open mouth, insert foot.  LOL.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Sullivan" <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: acceptable transmission leakage?

> Sorry, i did not check the photos at first.
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL AT 'Gringo'
> 73 Beetle
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 2:08 PM, pickle vanagon
> <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I should have clarified, this is a manual transmission.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Wes,
>> >
>> > There is no amount of "acceptable leakage" in a automatic transmission
>> > because any leakage will eventually leave you stranded somewhere.
>> >
>> > Tom
>> > www.kegkits.com
>> > www.stir-plate.com
>> > www.towercooler.com
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>> Of
>> > pickle vanagon
>> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 12:40 PM
>> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> > Subject: acceptable transmission leakage?
>> >
>> > Since we're moving to the city in a couple months, I'm trying to figure
>> out
>> > the high priority things I need to do before the move, since doing
>> > major
>> > work on the van will be pretty difficult for the next few years.
>> >
>> > One potential issue is what seems to be a very slow seepage of
>> transmission
>> > fluid.  I've put up pictures at the links below.  It generally just
>> > seems
>> > "wet", and, although some drops seem to collect in places on the
>> > transmission, the ground underneath the van is always 100% dry.
>> >
>> > My sense is that this is best left alone, and that my time is better
>> spent
>> > finishing the seam rust project, and other things.  What do other
>> > people
>> > think?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> > Wes
>> >
>> > pictures:
>> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12237.JPG<
>> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12237.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12237.JPG>
>> >
>> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12238.JPG<
>> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12238.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12238.JPG>
>> >
>> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12239.JPG<
>> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12239.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12239.JPG>
>> >
>> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12240.JPG<
>> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12240.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12240.JPG>
>> >
>> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12241.JPG<
>> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12241.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12241.JPG>
>> >
>> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12242.JPG<
>> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12242.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12242.JPG>
>> >
>> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12243.JPG<
>> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12243.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12243.JPG>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>