<VV> Automatic Transmission Oil Leaks

[Bryan Blackwell]

We (Trevor and I) did a pan for a club member last year.  In this  
case, the pan being bent was easy to see - the pan had clearly hit  
something like a big rock.  Still, you should be able to see if the  
rails are bent by holding a straightedge along the side of the trans.   
In most cases I'll say that if you remotely suspect the pan, it's  
bent.  It's not a terribly hard job - we took a pretty easy pace, and  
bear in mind I was pointing out things to him (Trevor is 15, he once  
was 9 :-) and our friend, plus the usual car BS and a break for lunch  
we did that and gave it a tune up in less than four hours.

--Bryan

On Aug 12, 2009, at 4:36 PM, woofcorvair at aol.com wrote:

>  How do you know, for certain, whether you need a  new gasket, or that
> the pan is warped?