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Date:         Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:11:30 -0700
Reply-To:     Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Hesitation starting in 1st gear
In-Reply-To:  <4E1ED8DE.3040301@cox.net>
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How many miles on it?

Cya, Robert On Jul 14, 2011 4:59 AM, "Kevin Jordan" <kevin.jordan@cox.net> wrote: > Good morning all! > > My '86 Auto Vanagon Westy with 127K just started > hesitating/bucking/slipping? when pulling off from a stop. My analysis > so far is that it only occurs when just starting off in 1st gear (1st to > 2nd and 2nd to 3rd are fine). There is no hesitation when starting off > in reverse. There is no hesitation when I rev the engine in Park or > Neutral. A/T fluid is between the high/low marks after warm-up and I > checked differential gear fluid last night and was fine. Both A/T fluid > and Diff gear fluid were changed less than year ago. The bell housing > area is darker than the rest of the transmission as if it has thrown > minimal amounts of fluid around, but not enough to notice on the > dipstick. My symptoms may be moot, considering that this transmission > has not been rebuilt, but other than the starting off in 1st gear issue, > the original trans and engine run fine. > > Thanks > > Kevin


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