Date:         Mon, 5 Apr 2010 15:38:45 -0500
Reply-To:     Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: acceptable transmission leakage?
Comments: To: pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>
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Sorry, i did not check the photos at first.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle


On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 2:08 PM, pickle vanagon <greenvanagon@gmail.com>wrote:

> I should have clarified, this is a manual transmission.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@hiwaay.net> wrote:
>
> > Wes,
> >
> > There is no amount of "acceptable leakage" in a automatic transmission
> > because any leakage will eventually leave you stranded somewhere.
> >
> > Tom
> > www.kegkits.com
> > www.stir-plate.com
> > www.towercooler.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
> Of
> > pickle vanagon
> > Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 12:40 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: acceptable transmission leakage?
> >
> > Since we're moving to the city in a couple months, I'm trying to figure
> out
> > the high priority things I need to do before the move, since doing major
> > work on the van will be pretty difficult for the next few years.
> >
> > One potential issue is what seems to be a very slow seepage of
> transmission
> > fluid.  I've put up pictures at the links below.  It generally just seems
> > "wet", and, although some drops seem to collect in places on the
> > transmission, the ground underneath the van is always 100% dry.
> >
> > My sense is that this is best left alone, and that my time is better
> spent
> > finishing the seam rust project, and other things.  What do other people
> > think?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Wes
> >
> > pictures:
> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12237.JPG<
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12237.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12237.JPG>
> >
> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12238.JPG<
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12238.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12238.JPG>
> >
> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12239.JPG<
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12239.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12239.JPG>
> >
> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12240.JPG<
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12240.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12240.JPG>
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> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12241.JPG<
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12241.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12241.JPG>
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> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12242.JPG<
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12242.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12242.JPG>
> >
> > http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12243.JPG<
> http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/%7Ewes/tmp/SDC12243.JPG<http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~wes/tmp/SDC12243.JPG>
> >
> >
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