Hey Folks,
     My "new" '84 Vanagon Westy made it down and back to Everybus, but has some issues I think are related to the auto tranny (rebuilt by the PO, not by a shop). On flat roads the van accelerates and runs fine. It shifts up out of first at about 15 MPH, into second at about 25, too early I believe. On any grade is where the trouble starts. The van gradually loses speed, and flooring the pedal won't make the trans kick down until 35 MPH, and then it upshifts again around 40, again too early. The engine was lugging so badly I finally resorted to manually downshifting on grades. I also noticed if I put the trans in second gear from a dead stop, it starts out in first but does not shift up into second, and when I manually shift it up into "D" @ around 35-40 MPH it seems to go directly into third, or "D". I have no owners manual with this thing, and I'm not sure if how I'm expecting it to behave is correct. What I mean by that is this is not how the auto trans in my Chevy van behaves. With the Chevy, the pedal does not need to be floored in order for the trans to kick down when going up a grade. I've already started studying my Bentley manual on adjusting the accel. cable and kickdown lever, but any advice would be helpful! Thanks,  Jeff