Date:         Wed, 21 May 2003 12:22:54 -0400
Reply-To:     David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
Subject:      Re: Napa Brand
Comments: To: Doktor Tim <doktortim@ROCKISLAND.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <5.1.0.14.0.20030521085633.03935a00@pop3.rockisland.com>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII

On Wed, 21 May 2003, Doktor Tim wrote:

> But the Bentley includes periodic inspection of the tranny lube in the
> maintenance section. If you inspect it and see it's not clean, it follows
> that you change it. And I don't think your statement is true. I can't
> recall any Bentley that says, "Never change tranny lube".

A fair point.  It probably would have been more accurate for me to say
that VW has no recommended change interval for it.  And I seem to recall
they made some trannies with no drain plug at all, though thankfully not
for Vanagons.

The stuff I drained out of my '82, with 148,000 miles on it, was solid
black.


David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si