Could possibly be a linkage problem where you really are selecting THIRD gear instead of first. This happened to me on my 69 camper (were they made by WESTFALIA back then?). That linkage was more likely to have this problem due to the type of coupling it used though. Good Luck Ken Lewis kdlewis@juno.com 86 VW Double Cab 60 356 coupe On Sat, 26 Apr 1997 20:42:13 -0500 JVRDesign@aol.com writes: >Has anyone experienced the following problem on their GL? > , we could not take off in first. (reverse would not >work either) The Van would buck severely (it felt like the engine was >going >to fall out ) as if you were trying to start off in 4th gear. > >janet and drew >84 GL >220K >Virginia >
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