Date:         Sun, 12 Sep 2010 17:41:03 -0700
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From:         "M. Jade" <tinho2010@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Transmission slippage - help!
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I believe Dennis is addressing toward the general list members for the issue.
His technical advises are so valuable perceived by most of us and I believe
his words tend to address everyone although the issue was started from Annie's
Westy. I hope I am right. I have seen messages from Dennis that way most of
the time. I always felt that his tips were for myself too, although it was really
on someone's thread. 

MJ in sunny California

--- On Sun, 9/12/10, Annie <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

From: Annie <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Transmission slippage - help!
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Sunday, September 12, 2010, 9:05 AM

Dennis -

I may be just a girl, but I'm not that dumb. ;-)

Of course I didn't think "all I had to do was just drive it." As I mentioned
in the original post, I bought it in January and had the transmission
serviced. I actually had more than that done - tuneup, oil change, new
exhaust, flushed the cooling system, new brakes, new CV joints, new wheel
bearings all around, new axles in the rear and much, much, much more.

No, I'm not stupid.

 *Annie Anderson* Blogger, Designer, Thinker & Mom
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On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 6:55 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> At 25 years and 175,000 miles that tranny owes nobody anything. The
> symptoms
> can be a hydraulic problem or the clutches are just plain worn out. You
> need
> to get it properly repaired before you burn it up an make it
> non-rebuildable. Hopefully you didn't buy that vehicle thinking all you had
> to do was drive it.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Annie
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 2:23 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Transmission slippage - help!
>
> Ok . . . this morning after I took my kids to school, making sure it was
> good and warm by time I got home, I checked the fluid level again. It was a
> little below the lower dot so I added some fluid and brought it up to about
> midway between the dots.
>
> I haven't driven yet since I added more fluid but I will check it again
> after I get home this afternoon from picking up the kids and let you know
> what happens.
>
> Thanks,
> ~Annie
>
> On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:40 PM, Annie <lsandrsn@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > No, I'm sure it isn't overfull. It's a little below the top mark. I am
> > always super careful when I put fluids in anywhere to ensure I don't
> > get too much.
> >
> > It's got 174,000 miles on it. But I've only owned it since January.
> > Had a bunch of work done to it including a complete trans service back
> > in February/March. From what I can tell, it was very well cared for in
> > its early life. The guy I bought it from, however, had driven it pretty
> hard.
> >
> > I will double check it tomorrow and make sure again that it's not too
> > full just to be even more absolutely sure. I'll let you know what I
> > find out. If anyone else has any other thoughts in the meantime, please
> do
> share!
> >
> > Thanks!
> > ~Annie
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 9:18 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> > scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> >
> >> maybe Daryl will comment.
> >>
> >> one things ...make super sure it is not overfull.
> >> that's like fully warmed up and parked on the level, the AF level
> >> must not be above the top mark on the dipstick. Hyper important.
> >>
> >> re the comment " I just thought
> >>
> >>  perhaps it was because I'd driven quite a few miles traveling back
> >> and
> >>> forth
> >>> to Seattle and Bellevue "
> >>>
> >>
> >> that by itself will not cause a problem ..
> >> it should be able to drive tank after thankful after thankful, back
> >> and forth across the US several times if you ask it to.
> >>  Just 'driving it normally' doesn't make it act up unless something
> >> is worn or tired.
> >>
> >> how many miles on it ?
> >> be super sure it's not overfull.
> >>
> >> Scott
> >> www.turbovans.com
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Annie" <lsandrsn@GMAIL.COM>
> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 8:47 PM
> >> Subject: Transmission slippage - help!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  Hi, all
> >>>
> >>> Seems I'm having some transmission slippage. I've got an '85 GL with
> >>> an auto trans. I've checked the fluid levels numerous times and it's
> >>> right where it should be. I did add a little a few weeks ago but it
> >>> wasn't too low. I haven't noticed any fluid leaking from anywhere.
> >>>
> >>> The slipping seems to happen shifting from 2nd into drive and then
> >>> once you come to a stop and the transmission downshifts. Sometimes
> >>> it's like it doesn't fully disengage or something as it kinda
> >>> "clunks" once you've stopped and makes the van lurch slightly. I
> >>> hope what I'm saying makes sense. ;-)
> >>>
> >>> It also seems to slip once you've slowed down a little and then go
> >>> to speed back up again - it's like it doesn't engage again. It
> >>> started this a few weeks ago but it was very intermittent at the
> >>> time and I just thought perhaps it was because I'd driven quite a
> >>> few miles traveling back and forth to Seattle and Bellevue for two
> >>> weeks every day. (About 130 miles or so per
> >>> day.)
> >>>
> >>> Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions etc would be greatly appreciated.
> >>> This is my only vehicle right now and the kids just went back to
> >>> school today.
> >>> Can't
> >>> have any getting stranded!
> >>>
> >>> Thanks!
> >>> ~Annie
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>