Hi Robert, I hope you fix this soon and that you are on your original engine. Someone hhas to give Dennis Haynes some competition. I’m estimating he is just now reaching 335 K miles on fun Bus. Eric Caron
On Mar 2, 2018, at 13:36, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: You have a broken flex plate. Not surprising at 335,000 miles! Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Robert Clemmer Sent: Friday, March 2, 2018 9:41 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Automatic transmission Issue 1991 2.1 WBX, automatic transmission, 335,000 miles, transmission overhauled at 220,000 miles. All stock. On this last trip back from SW FL to PA, I was 150 miles from home when I stopped or gas. I backed out and put it in drive and bang. The whole car shook. Stop! Wait, What? Drive out of the lot and stop at a light, Bang, Bang while stopped. Shift to neutral and all is well. Light turns, put in drive and drive away. Up shifts normally. Drives normally, down shifts normally. Just bangs and shutters while stopped. A hard bang, Like something should have broke bang. Like you backed into a dock without stopping bang. Happens only while stopped in gear, forward or reverse. While moving or stopped in neutral or park, all is quiet.
Drove the remaining 150 miles home car drove perfect unless stopped and not moving. I checked the oil levels in the transmission and final drive before leaving and the back of the car is not spotted up so I don't think it is a low oil issue. Right now the weather is just too ugly to go out and verify. Anyone else experience something like this?
Bob Clemmer Perkasie, PA |
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