<html><div style='background-color:'><P>You might be very lucky and only have a broken gear shift linkage.&nbsp; The joint right under the gear shift lever broke on us at about 65k miles.&nbsp; Get it to a lift and have someone have a look.&nbsp; Any body should be able to do the repair if he can get the parts.&nbsp; I hope this is all that is wrong.&nbsp; The transmission is pretty well built and this is probably the problem.&nbsp; <BR><BR></P><BR><BR><BR>
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<P>&nbsp;</P></DIV>&gt;From: Aristotle Sagan &lt;killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM&gt; &gt;Reply-To: Aristotle Sagan &lt;killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM&gt; &gt;To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM &gt;Subject: Re: Emergency in South Dakota &gt;Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:15:09 -0700 &gt; &gt;At least they have a drugstore there. Perhaps the most well known &gt;drugstore &gt;in the known universe. &gt; &gt; &gt;tim in san jose &gt; &gt;&gt;From: Jeremy Speer &lt;jspeer@POBOX.COM&gt; &gt;&gt;Reply-To: Jeremy Speer &lt;jspeer@POBOX.COM&gt; &gt;&gt;To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM &gt;&gt;Subject: Emergency in South Dakota &gt;&gt;Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 08:12:19 -0500 &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;Folks, &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;My friend's wife and kids are traveling West on a vacation in their &gt;&gt;'87 &gt;&gt;Westy. She just called in from Wall South Dakota and reports she &gt;&gt;can no &gt;&gt;longer get the van to shift into fourth gear. Transmission seems &gt;&gt;fine &gt;&gt;in all other gears. &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;Shifter linkage? Broken shifter fork? &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;Bottom line: anybody know ANY VW mechs in Wall or Rapid City South &gt;&gt;Dakota. While not life threatening, this stands to be a HUGE &gt;&gt;emotional &gt;&gt;problem for all concerned. &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;Any idea or help would be greatly appreciated. &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;Best, &gt;&gt; &gt;&gt;-jspeer &gt;&gt;'89 Westy GL "mystery machine" &gt; &gt;_________________________________________________________________ &gt;FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar � get it now! &gt;http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ </div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2752??PS=47575">Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE!</a> </html>