Not necessarily. Water pump issue can be difficult to detect and the bad
bearings can resonate at different speeds.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jeff Lincoln
Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 11:13 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Auto Trans Rumbling

If is was the water pump wouldn't I hear the rumble all the time and not
just when the van is in Drive and stopped?

On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Trooz <trooz@roadrunner.com> wrote:

> Dennis is spot on as usual.  I had this happen to me several years ago.  I
> was convinced that my AT was self-destructing.  Admittedly, I have old
> ears,
> but somehow I was convinced that the noise was coming from my tranny.
>
> Turned out to be the water pump.
>
> Now I have hearing aids.
>
> Bob Trousdale
> '90 Westy
>
>
>
>

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Thanks,

Jeff
'90 Carat (Grover)
'86 (We call this one Parts)
'78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus