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Date:         Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:21:41 -0500
Reply-To:     "aka.bugle" <aka.bugle@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "aka.bugle" <aka.bugle@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Yup, I solidly guarantee ALL my work,
              (here I go into the AT again)
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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Thanks Dennis... I know you HATE to tell me you told me so... but you told me so... probably my poor man rebuild, sans pistons... when it tries to shift to 3rd (in Drive) it slips and the engine acts like its in neutral. R, 1st and 2nd are both fine.

On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> Before tearing it out you should do some diagnostics. > > Does it fail to shift into 3rd, (drive or direct) or when it tries does it > slip and let the engine rev freely? If the former it may just be a problem > with the governor or valve body. If the later you probably have a bad > piston, a broken ring on the pump drum, or something inside fell apart. The > bentely also has some test procedures using a pressure gauge to help figure > it out. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > aka.bugle > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:43 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Yup, I solidly guarantee ALL my work, (here I go into the AT > again) > > Trying to rebuild my AT I've learned... save now, pay later! I couldn't > afford to replace all the parts, and tried to reuse some. Luckily, my > mechanic (ME!) stands behind all his work... Not that I have any more money > now than I did before. > > -- > Driving a 2 speed, not 3 speed Auto, > ~david > >

-- Best Regards, ~david


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