Hey Johannes, you need to get in touch with Benoit at
http://www.benplace.com/bjp3.htm The phone number and maps are down the page
on the right.

He's a very good mechanic who specializes in Vanagons and he's in Montreal!

Good luck, Jake

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Johannes Emigholz <
johannes.emigholz@gmx.net> wrote:

> Dear Vanagon Friends,
>
> as I am new to this community at first a little introduction:
>
> My name is Johannes and I grew up in Germany only a few kilometers
> away from the Westfalia production site. I recently bought a 81 2.0l
> AC T3 (fuel injection, manual transmission)  in Vancouver and drove
> this baby all the way to Montreal. Epic drive in beautiful spring
> weather! On the road I picked up a couple of problems, as I had no
> time to conduct a full overhaul before I left.
> I really appreciate this mailing list and am astonished by the
> enthusiasm you guys help each other!
>
> To start with the most urgent problem. At Lake Superior my 4th gear
> stopped its duty. When I bought the van the 4th gear already popped
> out whenever I shifted it. Long term thinking, I got myself an
> elastic and fixated the gear shift handle with it when in 4th gear.
> Worked fine for the first 3000km. However now the 4th gear pops even
> with the elastic. Apparently the rest of the gear got grind away by
> the constant friction. Going with 60kmh on the single lane highways
> was neither a pleasure for me nor for everybody else on the road...
>
> Therefore I definitely have to address this problem first. Do you
> guys know, if I can just get another 4th gear and apply it or do I
> need to replace the whole transmission? Do you know where I can get a
> new gear or respectively a new transmission? Do you have a
> recommendation for a good mechanic in montreal who can help me with
> that?
>
> Thank you guys already. Looking forward to your replies!
>
> Cheers, Johannes
>

--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

Crescent Beach, BC

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