Date:         Thu, 4 Nov 2004 19:59:56 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: UPDATE: stuck in 4th something strange going on
Comments: To: Chris <chris@MCCLURKEN.COM>
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Broken/cracked 3-4 slider hub. It will stick again. It probably freed up
when getting pulled onto the flat bed.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Chris
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 4:33 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: UPDATE: stuck in 4th something strange going on

First of all I'd like to thank all the list members for their help and
advise. I'd be lost without you guys.

I had the van towed back to my place yesterday and haven't touched it
till just a minute ago. I was going to check the linkage again the best
I could. I got in the van and to my great surprise, SHIFTED TO 3RD!
Then 2nd, 1st, reverse, back up to 4th and back down again. It felt
just fine.

What the heck does this mean?? The only thing that happened was the
towing and a temperature drop after a cold front. I guess this means
it's not the linkage unless something is binding.

One thing did happen during that trip to Atlanta last week.... my
parking brake/E-brake seemed much tighter than normal for a couple of
days then went back to normal. I still don't know if it was my
imagination or not and can't imagine how it'd have anything to do with
this problem.

I'm still not going to drive it till I figure out what the heck is
going on. Anyone have a clue?

Thanks again,
Chris
85 GL