that's a good one, and
the one I like a lot these days is Royal Purple Synthetic ATF.

if I just change out a few qts on an auto trans with that stuff..
the car and the trans immediately are a little smoother and go a little
better..
and run a little cooler too.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Martin" <ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:22 AM
Subject: Re: "Regular" ATF?

>I had GTA/Ken fill both sections of the Automatic tranny they rebuilt for
> the project van in my shop.
>
> In the auto section he used Valvoline Max Life Dex/Merc, part # VV324
> which
> in a red bottle.
>
> Andrew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Rocket J Squirrel
> Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 9:22 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: "Regular" ATF?
>
> I need to pick up some ATF to top off the transmission after I put on
> the Gowesty external ATF cooler.
>
> I called German Transaxle to find out what kind of fluid they put in the
> thing when they rebuilt it last fall.
>
> The woman advised me that they would have used "regular" ATF.
>
> I'm not well-versed in these things. What kind of ATF is "regular"? If I
> go to the auto parts store will there be bottles marked as such, or can
> someone just point me to a brand name/type to grab?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> --
> Rocky J Squirrel
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