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Date:         Mon, 19 Dec 2005 07:31:35 -0800
Reply-To:     John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         John Bange <jbange@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: replaced tranny but no move. What next?
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On 12/18/05, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > > RE: Auto Tranny Problem.... > Just to prove my ignorance on this subject, how is the torque converter > filled? Does it need to be filled by itself (like many older cars) or if > it > had drained out of the replacement tranny, would just filling the > transmission also assure that the torque converter was also filled? I ask > this because the symptoms Al describes could also be caused by a dry > torque > converter. >

It's a bit counterintuitive because the TC and transmission live on either side of the differential, but it's actually filled by the transmission through the spaces between the drive shafts. It's a pretty wacky setup. If the TC isn't filling, then the ATF pump isn't working (which is a possibility).

-- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"


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