You might have installed the shift rod holder in the wrong position on
the transmission.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Warren.K.Lail-1
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 10:45 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: What a day...Billy kicked my as_

Yesterday I pulled the tranny out of ole Billy
Bones because I could not get that dam_ed starter
bushing out.  Once I had the tranny out, I replaced
the drive flange seals and the shifter shaft seals.
(I know, Frank Condelli, that I should have replaced
several other seals when I was in there, but I
didn't.).

This morning I reinstalled the tranny, with the
new starter and new STARTER BUSHING (DAMNed starter
bushing!)  Anyway, the bus would not start.  I
seem to have a short somewhere between the ignition
switch and the solenoid.

I made an appointment with a local mechanic to take
over.  Billy, that confounded son of a Dutchman, has completely kicked
my ass.  So now I've having that
lubberly swab towed to the shop, tail tucked
between my legs.

Oh, did I mention that when I replaced the shift
shaft seal that I must have done something wrong,
because now it will not shift into second or
fourth gear.  Great.

Life is good.  Just not right now.

Warren Lail
88 Westy "Billy Bones" (acting like a pirate)
87 GL "Long John" (as civil as ever was)