And, make sure you check the fluid level after driving it 100 miles or so!
Do not overfill!

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Roger VanTill
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 4:46 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Auto Transmission advice

Get a rebuilt from German Transaxle and swap them out. Easily done on a
weekend. No more worries.

On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Peter Lapp
<carrothospital@googlemail.com>wrote:

> All,
>
> I think it may be about that time to start being concerned about my
> transmission. I've had a small leak in it for a while that I keep an eye
on
> and refill when needed. It would usually start slipping once it got low,
> but
> now it seems like sometimes it slips when the level is fine. Could this be
> a
> sign of needing a rebuild?
>
> I was considering buying another auto trans, replacing my current, and
then
> selling the old one. Since my van is my only vehicle, I can't afford to go
> without it for the time it would take to have my current one rebuilt.
>
> Do you guys have any suggestions on what to do, and maybe where to find a
> not-so-expensive auto trans? I'm not even sure of things to watch out for
> when browsing ads, so any tips would be great. I think I still have some
> time left on it, but we'll see.
>
> Oh, and the trans has about 130k on it.
>
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> Peter
>

--
Peace out, sauerkraut.
Roger