Chris,

Daryl at AA Transaxle is a bit further north I think, up near Seattle
somewhere. Anyway, his info is on the Vanagon.com web site.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:
> a friend of mine just moved to Portland..  he's got a '83.5 van.. on the trip
> cross country his 4spd tranny started getting worse, and now it hangs up in
> 4th and he has difficulty getting it out of 4th or downshifting..     he is
> aware of the 3rd/4th gear slider hub crack problem and wants to have it
> professionally checked out..
> also, since he just moved there, he'd like to find a reputable Vanagon
> friendly vw repair shop for general work..  any reccomendations?
>
> he'd also like to meet any portland area listmembers or other vanagon
> enthusiasts in the area...
> please respond with shop info or reccomendations..
> thanks
>
> chris
>
>