The latter - I move the shifter into plce and then 3 or so seconds later it
grabs the gear.

On 8/27/02 3:34 PM, "Ben McCafferty" <ben@KBMC.NET> wrote:

> OK, wasn't sure if perhaps you meant from drive 1 or 2 to D, just wanted to
> be sure.
>
> When you say it takes 3 seconds and higher RPMs to get into gear--are you
> holding pressure against the shifter for the gear you want, and the shifter
> suddenly moves into place when you get in gear; or, are you moving the
> shifter into place, and then it grabs the gear 3 seconds later without
> further effort from you?  Do you understand my question?
> tx,
> bmc  :)
> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
>
>
>> From: Eric Spletzer <eric@seniornet.org>
>> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 14:41:25 -0700
>> To: Ben McCafferty <ben@KBMC.NET>, Vanagon Mailing List
>> <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Subject: Re: Slipping Transmission
>>
>> Manual. Sorry - Thought that was implied by saying "I shift."  Should have
>> been more clear.
>>
>> -eric
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/27/02 2:29 PM, "Ben McCafferty" <ben@KBMC.NET> wrote:
>>
>>> Automatic?  Manual?
>>> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Eric Spletzer <eric@SENIORNET.ORG>
>>>> Reply-To: Eric Spletzer <eric@SENIORNET.ORG>
>>>> Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:45:21 -0700
>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>> Subject: Slipping Transmission
>>>>
>>>> Hi all - sometimes it seems like my Van doesn't shift to the right gear.
>>>> I'll be in gear and want to shift higher - I'll shift, but only when the
>>>> RPM's get a bit higher (like a 3 second delay) will it actually shift into
>>>> the proper gear.
>>>>
>>>> Does this sound familiar to anybody?  Anybody know what I should do to fix
>>>> it?
>>>>
>>>> -eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------
>>>> '85 GL Camper (Moby)
>>>> San Francisco, CA
>>>>
>>
>>