I think he's talking about an AT, Karl.

On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:

> Ken,
>
> You don't mention fourth gear.  If you cannot get 2nd or fourth, the rear
> linkage bushing carrier bracket could be mounted on the wrong side of the
> transmission flange.  I'm sure you've seen this before and I hope I'm not
> talking down to you, but it's easy to overlook the obvious.
>
> Karl Wolz
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of
> |Ken Wilford
> |Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 2:27 PM
> |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> |Subject: Automatic transmission advice needed
> |
> |I just bought a 90 GL Vanagon that has a strange transmission problem
> |(at least I haven't run into it before).  It is like 2nd gear doesn't
> |exist.  It will go in first no problem but then it just winds up until
> |it shifts into 3rd and then it will go down the road fine that way.  If
> |you try to put it in 2nd gear with the shifter it will allow you to do
> |this but it won't engage 2nd instead you can just rev it up and nothing
> |happens (just revs).  I have a good used transmission I can put in place
> |of this one but if there is a way to make this one happy again I would
> |like to know about it.  I was thinking about trying to adjust the 2nd
> |gear brake band to see if this would help.  Anyone that has experienced
> |this type of problem and has some advice, I would sure appreciate it.
> |
> |--
> |Thanks,
> |Ken Wilford
> |John 3:16
> |www.vanagain.com
> |Phone: 856-327-4936
> |Fax: 856-327-2242
>