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> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
> On Behalf Of Dustin Jones
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 11:32 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Need Help Diagnosing Auto Tran problem
>
> While driving Saturday my 91 Carat  (192,000 miles) began
> acting weired when accelerating after coming to a complete
> stop and seemed sluggish when shifting. Every time I came to
> a complete stop and then hit the gas to accelerate the van
> didn't go right away, there was hesitation before the
> transmission went into gear, causing some weird noises and
> tire burnouts.
> Went home and checked the AT fluid level, was fine, didn't
> smell burnt.
> Sunday morning I pull out of the drive way and the van won't
> shift out of first gear. Other symptoms: the van does not
> engage in the gear right away when shifted. For example the
> van use to make a noticeable shift from Park to Drive when
> engaging in gear, does not do that anymore. Also when on a
> hill and in Drive, the tran makes weird noises and will
> slowly drift backward. So I'm wondering is this a linkage
> problem or something along those lines or is my transmission
> toast? Any ideas?
>
First, be certain that the tranny isn't OVERfilled.  It doesn't take much of
an overfill to create problems.  I've had mechanics argue with me that "such
a little bit overfilled wouldn't cause problems" and after they drained
enough ATF to get down to the max mark the tranny was fine.  It's happened
to me twice.

Bob Trousdale
'90 Westy

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