John,

Your biggest worry should be the condition of the pistons inside the
automatic transmission after sitting that long.  There is a very good chance
the tranny will slip until warmed up.  It's a fairly common malady on these
transmissions.

Good luck,

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
John Rodgers
Sent: Sunday, August 08, 2010 9:08 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Auto Tranny TLC

  Sounds like the way to go.

Thanks for all the other tips too.

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 8/8/2010 10:55 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
> If it's rusty, treat it and paint it, if it moves, lube it.