I've been watching this thread, and I have a similar problem.  The difference is that my trans shudders when the van is hot.  Usually after driving a few hundred miles on the highway, then stopping for a few minutes, it shudders on takeoff.  Any ideas that may be different than the ones mentioned for the "cold" jumpy trans?

Matt
New Cumberland, PA
'81 Westy (current)
'74 914 (current)
'72 Type III Fastback
'83 Rabbit
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