Karl is speaking of the linkage on 4 speed manual transmissions of course .
it is in easy mistake make, but nothing to do with automatics of course.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Guzyk" <paullist08@GUZYK.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: Automatic transmission advice needed

> If VW built a 4 speed automatic for Vanagons please tell us where we can
> buy one.
>
> Every Vanagon auto I've seen is 3 speed.
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
> Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
> Date:          Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:38:43 -0700
>
>>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
>>