On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:19 PM, Mark Drexler <mdrexler@zing-net.ca> wrote:
> Hi. I have just purchased a 91 4 speed Westfalia. All gears work fine except
> 1st. �Shifting into 1st is awkward.
>
> If I shift out of any gear including 3rd, into what I expect to be 1st., �it
> re-enters 3rd gear.
>
> To actually shift into 1st is like partially shifting into reverse.
>
> In other words, to get into 1st, I need to push the stick down and � way
> over to the left towards reverse.
>
> Is this a linkage, or gearbox issue? Any thoughts on what part of the
> linkage I need to look at?
>
Sounds like linkage to me.  The Bentley shift rod adjustment procedure
works great.  There is a knurled joint in the middle of the rod, under
the van, that allows side-to-side and fore/aft adjustment.

-- 
Michael Snow
1987 Syncro TiiCo
1982 Westfalia 1.9TD
http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/