Date:         Sun, 14 Jan 2007 15:39:29 -0500
Reply-To:     Tony Thompson <tonyt_eye@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tony Thompson <tonyt_eye@NS.SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      Re: Auto tranny question
Comments: To: John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:07:32 -0500, John Lauterbach


<lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET> wrote:
>Has the valve body been cleaned?
>
>John

No unless changing fluids a few times did that. Would one of those
transmission flushes do the job or should it come out to be cleaned. I
could try switching the valve body from the Audi transmission but it might
be easier to switch the whole thing.

Tony

>----- 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
>>