Luck ?? no, Location, yes.  Almost every van with a standard tranny that came through my shop over the years had this problem.  SALT !  I’ve even seen one tranny that was so corroded it was oozing oil out EVERYWHERE, like a spaghetti strainer !  Be happy you don’t live out East in the Salt belt !

> On Apr 2, 2016, at 11:00 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:
> 
> We'll see what happens. I was just so surprised to see that
> (magnesium?) crumbling away.
> Such a shame it could render an other wise good transmission pretty
> much useless.

      Please note that I will be away from my business travelling from November 16 until April 30, 2016.  Parts orders will be processed although not as quickly as usual.  I will always be available for contact by E-mail.  If you phone your call will be addressed by Steven and he will either call you back or advise you to contact me directly by E-mail.  

Cheers, 
   
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 VW Westy, '00 Kawasaki 250 Sherpa, "98 Ducati 750 Monster & Lionel Trains (Collection for sale <http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm>)
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