No, no noises - no grinding, no cracking, no scraping - just not as
responsive as it should be.

On 8/27/02 4:15 PM, "Larry Alofs" <lalofs@enteract.com> wrote:

> I'm not quite clear what you mean by "grabs the gear".  Do you mean that
> the engine is running faster than expected for a few seconds after you
> let the clutch out?  This would mean that the clutch is slipping or
> perhaps not engaging because of some hydraulic issue.
> If there are lots of horrible noises during the time before it grabs
> the gear, you have significant trouble in the trans.
>
> Larry A.
>
>
>
> Eric Spletzer wrote:
>>
>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>