Seriously, you guys need to lighten up.

Ken, I think you are on the right track.

Dave Milo

On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 7:00 PM, craig cowan <phishman068@gmail.com> wrote:

> It seems Karl has 4th gear working well on his AUTOMATIC (3speed)
> transmission!
> Congratulations Karl!
> : )
>
> -Craig
>
>
> 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
> >
>