Date:         Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:07:32 -0500
Reply-To:     John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From:         John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Auto tranny question
Comments: To: Tony Thompson <tonyt_eye@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
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Has the valve body been cleaned?

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Thompson" <tonyt_eye@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 8:09 AM
Subject: Re: Auto tranny question


> Frank, it you ever figure it out please let me and the list know. Mine
> started doing the delay into 3rd gear when cold immediately following a
> fluid change and changing to synthetics did not help. I think the governor
> controls shifts into 2nd and 3rd so I don't think it is that but I checked
> it anyway, I checked linkages but once warm it shifts perfectly so I'm not
> sure that is the issue. Someone else suggested changing the accumulator
> piston so I did that too, no change. Mine has done this for 5 years now
> with no change but I did alter my startup route to include a good warmup
> before hitting a long downhill on the highway. My next try might include
> swapping the transmission from my old Audi after I drove it to the
> wreckers.
>
> Tony
>