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Date:         Sat, 30 Jun 2007 10:35:10 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1984 Westphalia Automatic Transmission
Comments: To: "Randy C. Nunes" <randycnunes@YAHOO.COM>
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Yes, Torque converters do fail. The usual failure is the one way clutch. Van will still move but no torque multiplication so acceleration sucks. Once the noises begin, all the vanes are smashing and that will destroy it. It will also fill the tranny with an awful lot of metal pieces. The usual causes are a bad bushing, improper installation or the thing was dropped.

Torque converters do get rebuilt. They get cut opened, cleaned, parts replaced, welded back together and balanced. A local tranny shop will be able to send yours out for this.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Randy C. Nunes Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 9:07 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: 1984 Westfalia Automatic Transmission

The problem is my automatic transmission. I just pulled the Westfalia out of the weeds after 5 years. Got the van started pretty easily and towed it down to Nethken and Associates in Fishersville, VA. The transmission worked in reverse but not in the forward gears, so I picked up a used one from Florida. He got that one in the van and it worked for about 20 mins and then it burped and again wouldn't move forward. He was pretty stumped about why, but said it sounded like the converter, it started making all kinds of noises. I went through the archives and the ATF was full and was changed when the transmission was changed. Anyone have any idea, or has it happened to anyone?

Randy


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