Hi Roger,
The van owner stopped at a garage in Whitewood,  I hope they checked for obvious external problems but who knows.  I will bring him all the suggestions as soon as I can make contact with him.  He was having the van towed to Regina where I'm sure he will be looked after.
Warning NVC coming up.
I'm sure he will have a day or two to check out the new RCMP Museum.
He missed last nights CFL game where the Riders (GO GREEN) handled the Montreal Allouettes and are now 4 and 0 and first place in the league.  Did you know that there were four player (2 on each team) originally from Regina (Hughes, Flory, Foord and Woldu)
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roger Whittaker 
  To: George Thorburn 
  Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com 
  Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 12:24 PM
  Subject: Re: 4 speed transmition stuck in fourth

  dear van troubles
  what year of bus is it 
  next course of action would be as kenneth suggests 
  laying under neath to see what happens 
  then report the diagnostic findings back to group 
  it could be as simple as a c clip let go or a kotter pin wore 
  could be linkage issues 
  gosh it will be great when every one has a video camera in their hands 
  and submits the diagnostics .. as things are presently 
  we are saying i have a dog 
  it was running from the back field with my son 
  both were hunting grouse 
  the dog coughed excessively and then farted ...
  on my way to vet what should i expect 

  responses so far ...
  dog must have been shot by son expect big $$$ to retrieve buckshot
  dog must have been stung by bee expect moderate $$ to remove stinger 
  dog has clearly gone rabid .. better put it down before you get to vet ...lucky no one was killed or injured 
  my dad had a dog that did that and he was on a hunting trip too ... cost him plenty 
  then the dog died at the side of the road from the result of indigestion 

  i sure hope that the fellow with the troubled bus finds his self in a shop that is run by decent folks 
  and that the owner of the van and his family enjoy regina 
  home of the RCMP (Royal Canadian  Mounted Police )
  and the Roughriders of the CFL 
  ;o) 
  yours 

  On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 11:05 AM, George Thorburn <thorgk@accesscomm.ca> wrote:

    >>I received a call yesterday from a fellow with a broken down vanagon.
    >>He is on his way from Whitehorse to Ontario and is currently in =
    >>Whitewood Saskatchewan.  He can only find 4th gear.  Is this the =
    >>notorious 3 to 4 slider problem or are there other possibilities?  He is =
    >>having the van towed to Regina.  What should we check for before the
    >>repair shops open tomorrow?  If it is the slider is the best bet to =
    >>replace the transmission?

    The consensus seems to be that the transmission will need to come out.  There were some suggestions that the linkage be checked first.
    If a transmission is needed does anyone nearby (Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan) have a known good transmission they could ship to Regina?How much would one of AA Transaxels re-built units cost? Does Daryl keep re-builds on hand or would the broken transmission need to be shipped to him and then back to Regina?

    George
    '85 Westfalia

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