Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:33:36 -0400
Reply-To: Walt Spak <b20swalt@CITY-NET.COM>
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From: Walt Spak <b20swalt@CITY-NET.COM>
Subject: Re: questions about automatics
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Dennis,
Thanks for the quick reply. I would expect the cable to be original at
74,000 miles, so I haven't touched it yet. The adjustment piece that
attached the rod to the throttle body had been broken of by the PO's
mechanic. It had about 3 mm. of thread left & no lock nut. I tried to
buy a new one, but they are NLA. I repaired the old one by drilling out
the larger diameter part, tapping & adding in a piece of 6mm X 1.0
hardened all-thread. I had to estimate the length, but think that I got
it pretty close. There is plenty of adjustment available.
That said, I can feel the kick down & feel the detent. And, the car
does "kick down" very properly. I made the adjustment according to the
proceedure in the Bently manual after identifing the transmission. I
believe I am ok with all of that.
I was mostly curious about the speedo face. Thanks for clarifying.
Do you know what the maximum speeds are for a given gear?
Walt
Dennis Haynes wrote:
> The 805 on the speedo face indicates the tire revolutions per mile. The
> speedo cable is directly connected to the left front wheel.
> The shift point markings on the speedo are for a 4 speed. They did not
> cahge
> the speedo face for automatic.
> Yes, Vanagon automatics tend to up shift early. The linkage between the
> throttle and the trans throttle lever has an adjustment and the cable
> has to
> be properly adjusted. The governor can also be modified. There is a kick
> down mechanism in the throttle lever. Can you push the accelerator to the
> floor and feel the detent in the tranny? If not, then throttle
> adjustment s
> needed.
>
> Dennis
>
>
>> From: Walt Spak <b20swalt@CITY-NET.COM>
>> Reply-To: Walt Spak <b20swalt@CITY-NET.COM>
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: questions about automatics
>> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:34:33 -0400
>>
>> As I wrote recently, my 19th Vanagon, a 1984 GL, is my first automatic.
>>
>> I have had the feeling that it up shifts very quickly, even when pulling
>> hills. It kicks down just fine and I can hold it in any gear by moving
>> the shift lever. It just seems to up shift way sooner that my Mercedes
>> does.
>>
>> Secondly, I an a little confused about the speedometer markings.The
>> speedometer has the number "805" on the face. I am used to the shift
>> points marked on the face of the standard tranny 83.5 - 84c models, one
>> dot, two dots, three dots. This one also has 3 shift points marked even
>> though it is only a 3 speed and only shifts twice. The points are: one
>> dot @ 21 mph, two dots @ 38 mph, and three dots @ 65 mph. If i nail the
>> accelerator pedal from a dead stop, the bus far exceeds these points
>> before it shifts on its own. Anyone know what this is about?
>>
>> Walt
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