Well that's a bunch of bad news lol. Any chance it's not any of those things and just ya know...something that's like $5 from Napa?

Thanks for the input. Love this forum. 

Mike

> On Mar 30, 2016, at 8:59 PM, KI4TLF <ki4tlf@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> You possibly ran the converter dry and it pumped it in there to fill it up.
> Make sure the oils aren't mixing, but that's probably where it went.  Trying
> to drive it low on fluid could have done other damage, but you won't know
> until it's close to the full level.
> 
> Greg McKinney
> Cavalier Rescue USA
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Michael
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2016 7:18 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Sad and depressed
> 
> Sooooo,
> 
> Last December the 88 auto blew the diff gasket. Checked atf. Nothing.
> 
> This winter replaced engine oil, diff oil and gasket and coolant as well as
> threw in some atf.
> 
> Just moved the van. It revs really high. Like 3500 high before it moves. It
> feels like it's stuck in a high gear.  Usually it clunks a little when it
> goes in gear. No clunking at all through the gears.
> 
> And smoke. And the oil level which was full, is now not after runnin it for
> like ten minutes. No drips.
> 
> Damnitt.
> 
> Mike