Date:         Wed, 12 Jan 2000 15:01:30 PST
Reply-To:     Lucas Alves <loukaz@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Lucas Alves <loukaz@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      transmission troubles
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I took my '82 vanagon to a local VW shop for a check-up and received some
rather disturbing news.  The van has an automatic-transmission and the guy
mentioned that the transmission fluid was rather burned up.  He proceeded to
make the statement that after 160k miles, the van would be needing a new
trany within the next six months.  He recommended that I not get the fluid
changed (to my surprise!!) for fear that it might introduce another variable
into the system, and this might expedite the final transmission blow.

Is this, in fact, a correct statement?  How can you really tell if your
transmission is about to go (what kind of diagnostics apply)?  Should I or
should I not change the transmission fluid?

Lucas Alves
loukaz@hotmail.com
'82 Vanagon
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