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Subject:Re: 1990 Westy - do 3 transmissions have same problem?
From:Mark Brush
Date:Tue, 11 Oct 2005 12:00:05 -0400

O.k. - I'll try shifting it back and see if that solves the problem. Thanks!

Mark

On 10/11/05, jimt <camper@tactical-bus.info> wrote:
>
> Good chance that the shifting of location is part or all of the problem.
> Shift rods are no longer going to line up correctly.
> jimt
>
> On 10/11/05 7:57 AM, "Mark Brush" <mbrush@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> >> When I was under the bus, I noticed that there were 8 bolt holes where
> the
> >> front end of the transmission bolts into the frame of the bus instead
> of 4
> >> ("front end" meaning where the transmission bushing bolts into the
> frame
> >> of
> >> the bus). It seems like a previous owner shifted the front end of the
> >> transmission to the left by an inch (maybe the original bolt holes
> >> stripped
> >> out). Could this possibly have an effect on second gear shifting? Are
> the
> >> eight bolt holes for the transmission normal? What are the odds of
> having
> >> three transmissions with bad second gears?
> >>
> >> Thanks for any help!
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
> >> Mark
>