this just did make me think of the lever on the side of the trans being
loose on the splines.
I suppose it could be in 4th and moving the shift lever up front does
nothing.
worth checking I'd think.
----- Original Message -----
From: "The Westy man" <thewestyman@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: 4 speed transmition stuck in fourth

> As far as I know in a case like this, I would check the transmission
> working
> without the stick, laying under the car and moving the shifter of the
> tranny
> by hand to see if it does find the other gears at all.  Look at the
> connection on the rod and see if I can move it by hand from the bottom
> just
> the same.  The system is simple enough.  If the tranny is really not good
> and it does not select any gears, only then I would go ahead and change
> it.
> Unless there is someone else with better idea.
> Zoltan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Thorburn" <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2008 11:51 AM
> Subject: Re: 4 speed transmition stuck in fourth
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
>
>  --
>  roger w
>  There are two kinds of jobs in the world:
>  Picking up garbage and telling people things.
>  Successful people do both, with the same good attitude. (riw)
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