Got it. Thanks!

On Sun, Oct 3, 2021 at 5:13 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Unless the wheels are off the ground and allowed to spin there is no
> difference between park or neutral except for the parking pall locking the
> reverse drive plate.
>
> If fact if the vehicle is on the ground restrained selector position does
> not matter. If filling after service the trans should be allowed to operate
> through all gears so that the piston bodies are fully filled and then level
> checked again.
>
> The idea is to have the engine running so the ATF pump can fill the torque
> converter.
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of John
> Rodgers
> Sent: Sunday, October 3, 2021 5:56 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Auto-tranny fluid level
>
> Transmission in PARK? Transmission in Neutral? Which?
>
> On Sun, Oct 3, 2021 at 2:29 PM David Beierl <dbeierl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Owner's manual says six to ten mile run...
> >
> > Yrs,
> > d
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 3, 2021 at 1:05 PM John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> What is the correct way to check the transmission fluid?
> >> Level ground, tranny warm from a short run, tranny in park or
> >> neutral, engine on or off?
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >
>