Art,

I agree with Tim, no growl in my 84 w 175k or my 85 with 174k - this one
is new to me 15k ago, but none of the bills I have from the previous 3
owners and about 70k+ miles or more shows any tranny work.

Maybe you don't need a new tranny, but you need to find someone who can
ID the noises and determine why they have started and how to fix it.

I'd also go for another opinion from a SF area mechanic recommended by
some of the list members.

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Sam Walters
Baltimore, MD

89 Syncro GL
85 Westy Weekender
84 Vanagon, original owner, soon to be retired, just too many problems

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