My 90 Syncro tranny is hard to get into first when it's cold, too, but
we are talking 40's or 50's, not 20's. Redline in tranny & front diff.
Recently cleaned & lubed shifter when the Berg short shift kit was
installed. I have to COMPLETELY stop the van to get it into gear. After
a few minutes, all's normal. I think my 84 did the same thing. Is this
normal, volks?

Keith

On Nov 29, 2006, at 1:13 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> Date:    Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:21:25 -0800
> From:    Nathaniel Poole <npoole@TELUS.NET>
> Subject: <no subject>
>
> I'm running my 80 Riviera just fine in this weather (handles the crappy
> roads far better than the wife's Toyota), but until it warms up it
> feels as
> if the tranny is filled with grease, I mean really stiff and hard to
> find
> first. It's not that cold, they say 20 below with wind chills the last
> few
> days, but I wonder if the last PO put in the right weight of oil in the
> tranny. Is this normal for these rigs? I've never noticed such a
> change in
> any vehicle I've driven before except when it hits something like 30
> below
> or more.