> Hey everybody,
> With the cold weather we've been having here in central PA, i've noticed
> some really hard shifting into 2nd gear on my manual 2.1l westy.  I
> notice this trouble only on cold driving, before all the fluids and
> components have a chance to warm up.  I have let the van warm up, but
> have not noticed that this has improved the problem.  When shifting into
> second (cold), the gear grinds, and generally takes some force to get it
> into gear properly.  Any ideas?  Thanks in advance.

AS far as I know that is a normal aging transmission... mine does it... I've
just learned to shift into 2nd at lower rpms when it is cold...

Bill