Who named this Vanagon "Toaster", = you? It wasn't really toast from the start was it? You said your wife, = excuse me, THE wife said - your words, not mine -This time the toaster won't = shift into second gear...Does this imply that you may have had transmission = problems in the past, maybe just an inkling that it was time for a little = preventive maintenance?

I really hope you get your tranny = repaired and without too much trouble or expense. I'm also glad your wife = didn't call you and ask if she should have ditched the van and walked home sixteen miles.

Date: Sun, 28 Nov = 1999 17:25:55 -0500
From: LAWS HOME <backintime@TRITON.NET>
Su= bject: UH-Oh!

So, the wife comes home and says,"Honey don't be mad = but..." I always cringe
when she says that. This time the "toaster" aka Milton, = wont shift into
first or second gear. Great, so you drove it home 16 miles = using 3rd and
fourth? Do I have a clutch left? It appears that I do, it = will work in
reverse and 3rd and 4th, just doesn't have first or = second.......shift fork?
If so can I repair this w/o removing the tranny? I was thinking = (don't
laugh) I could take off the front tranny mouont and then the = front section
and fix it that way...Am I nuts or can this be done? BTW It's = an '84 Vanagon
4speed. Any help appreciated, = Tom