Hi All,

>
> sending this for a friend who is a mechanic, but is somewhat new to
> Vanagons (I have a 78 Westy and am on the Type2 list). He acquired a 1988
> Westy Automatic with only 38k on it. He had to put it back together after
> the guy who took it apart didn't have time for it any more. I took it
> camping this past weekend, and it was great, but he is having some issues
> with the tranny slipping when it's cold. After it's warmed up, it seems to
> go away. He has changed the fluid 3 times, and it shifts better, but it
> still slips when it's cold (and even makes a noise sometimes like you just
> hit a speed bump grid before a toll). I've tried doing a lot of searches,
> and tried searching the archives, but it keeps timing out, so I apologize if
> this is a known issue. He also has a donor 92 Jetta with a 1.6. Could he use
> that tranny?
>
> Any help would be much appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ned
>
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> Ned Savoie
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>
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