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Date:         Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:54:56 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question, update
Comments: To: Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <4c8dff8b.153f970a.6814.5e99@mx.google.com>
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Rolling freely goes back to bad piston or other internal leak.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Edward Maglott Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 6:40 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: semi-urgent auto transmission question, update

Yes it will roll freely in D even when it is cold and not engaging. I haven't tried it without putting it in R first. Edward

At 10:58 PM 9/12/2010, Dennis Haynes wrote: >I'm thinking crack or tear in the forward clutch piston. Even new they can >fail. Will it work if you do not use reverse first? Could be the reverse >piston was replaced with an incorrect one, no bleed valve. This can make >reverse say engaged after it is de-selected. Simple test, can the van roll >while you attempt to use "drive"? > >Dennis > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of >Edward Maglott >Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2010 10:45 AM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >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


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