Hey folks,

This weekend I tool the g/f and the westy on the road to Shenandoah
National Park and then on to the Redskins game. My first trip of any
substance in the new van and I learned a couple of things - one is that
I need to do the "drop the tank and replace the grommets" repair, as
after filling up at one place I looked under the van to see gas pouring
off of the tank. The second is this: On day two I began having an
increasingly hard time shifting into first and second gears. I've
searched the archives and it looks like I probably either have 1) a
leaking/bad slave cylinder, 2) a leaking/bad master cylinder or 3) low
hydraulic fluid. The archives are well versed in this problem - so
please resist the urge to post to the list with suggestions etc. But I
am hoping to find a person or two who has troubleshooted and repaired
this problem themselves so that I might know who to ask if I run into
difficulty. If you've had the same tough-shifting into 1st and 2nd
problem and fixed it yourself, please pmail me if you wouldn't mind
lending some advice.

Also picked up some nice hubcaps from and got a good look at Ron's
beautiful '87 in Lynchburg. Thanks Ron!

William in Roanoke, Va

Needing some sort of clutch work on my...

'87 Westy! Brand New!

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