I offer this only because it kept an early 70's chrysler auto
transmission working for an extra 130k miles. all traditional disclamers
 apply.  Go to you NAPA store (or equivalent) and buy a can of a product
know as TransX,  a new transmission filter, and an appropriate number of
quarts of transmission fluid. Change fluid, use TransX to replace one
can of fluid. Drive van. If fixed , drive on, repeat every 20-30
thousand miles. If it doesn't work, take can back for refund. It worked
for me at a point in my life where a transmission rebuild would have had
major disasterous effects.

Good luck, I am in the process of having an Oldsmobile Aurora
transmission rebuilt. I made the last payment on the car and  I new some
nightmare was coming. I will be very happy if the first digit in the
bill for the transmission is a 2. My Aurora makes it so I can appreciate
the cost of repairs on my Westy.

A reminder to all, 21 days to EveryBus2002.  See you there.

drive well,

jim and lois henry
84 westy

Melvin Mudgett-Price wrote:

>Help, I can't afford anymore expensive repair bills, does anyone have
>any ideas about these symptoms? I've spent so much on my van it's just
>so disheartening to have one expensive problem after another. I'm 1
>month out of the transmission warranty for a rebuild that cost $2,000.
>
>84 Auto Wasserboxer.
>
>Now the problem has changed slightly. When the van's cold, it doesn't
>shift from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd until the revs reach about twice
>what they used to (Last week). Once the van is warmish everything seems
>back to normal for 10 minutes or so then when it has reached full
>operating temperature the shift from 1st to 2nd is OK but it won't shift
>from 2nd to 3rd until I get to about 40 mph. This meant on the 2nd part
>of my drive to work the van never got out of 2nd gear.
>
>Melvin Mudgett-Price
>