I know there is some who may disagree with me, but a competent automatic
transmission shop should be able to take care of things without melting down
your credit card too much.  About five years ago, I had to have an
independent shop (recommended by the tech at my local Tires Plus) work on my
transmission because the valve body had become clogged.  As I remember, the
bill was under $200.

John
'84 7-passenger
Macon, GA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Guzyk" <paullist@GUZYK.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 12:53 AM
Subject: Automatic transmission reverse slipping?

> One of my vans with an A/T is slipping but only in reverse, typically
> when there is a load on the vehicle (i.e. backing up a hill it slips
> big time, almost not driveable).
>
> All forward gears work normally.
>
> Is it just a dirty valve body that I can clean with some tranny clean
> snake oil or is it something more serious?
>
> Any ideas?
>