Actually, it's been a year since I drove my 90 with an automatic, but I
distinctly remember a slight whine in first gear. I don't know if they
all do this, but I loaned the car to my brother and he drove it a few
thousand miles. He eventually took it out and put in a 4 speed, but only
because he wanted more performance. He's an ASI mechanic and went to VW,
Porsche and Audi school in the 80's, so I think he'd have mentioned it
if he felt there was something wrong.
Al Brase
Vanagons

Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> Mike Collum wrote:
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>>  I've had 2 vanagons with auto trannies. Neither exibited a 1st gear
>>  whine.
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>
>
> Oh goody. That's reassuring.
>
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> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westphalia: "Mellow Yellow (The Electrical Banana)"
> KG6RCR
>