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Subject:Re: Can Permatex React with ATF?
From:Roger VanTill <motelvw@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:26:33 -0400

I've got those seals too. I can throw them in the mail.
Maybe it's worth dropping the front of the tranny a bit for a better look.
Put a jack under it and unbolt the mount. You're not overfilled are you?

On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Peter T. Owsianowski <
pnoceanwesty@gmail.com> wrote:

> Crap!  All seals are brand new.   I'll take another look tonight.
> Pete
> '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> '87 Westy "JoesVan"
> WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Evan Mac Donald <evanm@att.net> wrote:
>
> > Sounds like a seal leaking under pressure (at the cooler), rather than a
> > static leak (pan gasket). Pan gasket leaks get a little worse when
> driven,
> > but slow down when the vehicle is stopped. They don't usually stop.
> Pressure
> > leaks, well, they are! No pressure, no leak. You have already done most
> of
> > your own diagnosing. Now, find a replacement set of Tranny cooler seals.
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> >
> > From: Peter T. Owsianowski <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM>
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Sent: Fri, April 30, 2010 11:09:41 AM
> > Subject: Can Permatex React with ATF?
> >
> > Also, only leaks aggressively under load.  When parked after a drive, the
> > drip slows and pretty much stops.
> >
> > Any thoughts appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Pete
> > '79 Westy "Aardvark"
> > '87 Westy "JoesVan"
> > WWW.Busesbythebeach.com
> >
> > <snip>
> >
>

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