Date:         Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:21:07 -0800
Reply-To:     Mike Garske <mjgarske@ATTBI.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Garske <mjgarske@ATTBI.COM>
Subject:      Re: Shifting Problem Redux
Comments: To: Melvin Mudgett-Price <mprice@ACMEX.COM>
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Check ATF levels!!!

Melvin Mudgett-Price wrote:
>
> Help, I can't afford anymore expensive repair bills, does anyone have
> any ideas about these symptoms? I've spent so much on my van it's just
> so disheartening to have one expensive problem after another. I'm 1
> month out of the transmission warranty for a rebuild that cost $2,000.
>
> 84 Auto Wasserboxer.
>
> Now the problem has changed slightly. When the van's cold, it doesn't
> shift from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd until the revs reach about twice
> what they used to (Last week). Once the van is warmish everything seems
> back to normal for 10 minutes or so then when it has reached full
> operating temperature the shift from 1st to 2nd is OK but it won't shift
> from 2nd to 3rd until I get to about 40 mph. This meant on the 2nd part
> of my drive to work the van never got out of 2nd gear.
>
> Melvin Mudgett-Price