Hi Don,

Check your 4 rear engine mounts.  Look to see how much your
engine can rock, especially on startup:  Get someone to start
the van while you watch the tailpipe and see if it whacks
the body.

If you do have to replace them I would recommend AGAINST the
cheap Chinese ones.  They are not as well designed as the
OE ones.

tabe johnson/87 westy with replaced Chinese engine mounts

Date:    Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:07:30 -0700
From:    pepperd <heymrpep@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: transmission toasted?

i have been getting a banging noise when i decelerate in gear, that seems to be a lot less when i
 give the van a bit more gas.  i have no grinding, and no problem at all going between gears.  all
 shifting is smooth and there is no hesitation at all.  but, as said, a bang bang bang occurs
every
 now and then while in gear.  it is not a constant, as it seems to occur more later in the day
 after some use than at first start up.
any ideas as to for what i should be looking?   bearing or gear on the way out? oil level low?

help appreciated

don p
84 westy 1.9 MT
carolina, ri