Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2010 14:26:09 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject: Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question, update
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it's getting pretty clear now -something is not right.
the shop that worked on it needs to do more.
I'm concerned that be 'more' might than they are used to ...
like maybe they figured it was just pop in a rebuild kit and all would fine,
and there's really more to it than that.
but I do hope they are super automatic transmission experts and get you
fixed right up.
Dennis Hayes' post was very good about internal workings..
perhaps the shop should consult with Dennis on this one !
Scott
turbovans
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edward Maglott" <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 7:45 AM
Subject: semi-urgent auto transmission question, update
> Testing this morning after overnight about 60 degrees outside. Start
> it up and it will immediately engage reverse but nothing happens when
> shifting into D, 2 or 1. Let it idle in P and tried D every 30
> seconds. At 2 and a half minutes it engaged D, and immediately drove
> fine. It does seem like a valve or something is sticking when cold
> and once it starts moving it works properly.
>
> Edward
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>>Edward Maglott
>>Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 10:40 AM
>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>Subject: semi-urgent auto transmission question
>>
>>Got my 86 van back a week or so ago after a transmission rebuild that
>>has been a saga. I will cover that in more detail at some
>>point. The short version is that the rebuilder had the van twice,
>>and for a long time both times.
>>
>>When I got it back a week ago the trans was working better than I've
>>ever experienced in a vanagon. But then I've only had basically worn
>>out transmissions in mine. So over the 100 miles or so I've driven
>>it since I got it back, it has developed a problem when cold. Today
>>I start the van, let it idle about a minute and back up my driveway,
>>which is uphill. Fine. Put it in D and hear/feel nothing. Step on
>>the gas and it revs freely up to about 2500 then the van takes off
>>with a thud. For about the first block, it felt like it was maybe
>>slipping or was in 2nd gear instead of 1st. After that it drove
>>normally, but the shift points seemed a little lower than before.
>>
>>I think this symptom has to do with the trans not properly developing
>>pressure when cold? I've had the slipping in R when cold symptom
>>before this rebuild so I'm a little surprised it went up the driveway
>>so well in R and then didn't engage D.
>>
>>Checking the fluid level, it seems a tiny bit high. Probably about
>>1/8" above the top mark based on checking it hot, many times, and
>>parked on different "level looking" places to try to get a good
>>reading. Could this be a factor?
>>
>>I was planning on taking a trip for about a week in the next few
>>days. Probably 1000 miles or less. I can deal with the symptoms I
>>have now but don't know if it will get worse or damage something
>>inside worse. Opinions?
>>
>>Edward
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