BTW, has anyone used the mitivac 7201 for ATF removal?

http://www.amazon.com/Mityvac-7201-Fluid-Evacuator-Plus/dp/B0002SR7TC/ref=sr
_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373307630&sr=8-1&keywords=mityvac

http://tinyurl.com/lhgr2fe

May be a nice idea for a quick ATF change without futzing with gaskets and
fill pipe threads.
I know you can't change the filter without pan removal, just not sure it's
always necessary (filter change).

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jim Ogul
Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 1:00 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Changing AT Fluid

Another newbie question, but what advice can you all provide on changing
the automatic transmission fluid myself?  For starters, where do I drain
the old fluid?

Thanks
jim
85 Westy