Sounds like a standard 82 problem.
New rebuilts are about $800. / 900.
Used tranny from me $450.00, I've run them and they are good.
My tranny went south after about 8000 miles after I bought my 83 Westy.
The PO's wife had short legs and shifted with the synchronizers. The
tranny had 145K on it.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 17 Mar 2003 13:11:07 -0800 Art McGinn <amcginn@MICROWEB.COM>
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>      i'm in the process of selling my '82 vanagon. a potential buyer
> had his
> mechanic look it over and the mechanic advised him the tranny is
> going out
> or will be very soon. this took my by surprise since i was unaware
> of any
> problem with it. easy shifting, smooth and decisive gear changes,
> etc.
> however, in 1st or 2nd (but not in 3rd or 4th that i can hear) there
> is a
> very slight "moaning" sound which i always assumed indicated some
> wear in
> the gears. the van spends most its time in lower gears, in the city
> and it's
> the original transaxle with 134,000 on it. i'm getting a diagnostic
> test
> from triple-a but wondered if anybody had some thoughts based on
> this
> description. thanks. art mcginn
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