You should refer him to the South African Syncro group on Yahoo. They
are pretty active.

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/SyncroSA/

Mark

John Meeks wrote:
> Hey list folks,
>
> I got an email from a guy in South Africa with a  '90 Syncro. He asks: ' A
> problem popped up that I do not know how to deal with. While driving on
> highways the gearbox pops out of fourth gear.  Is this something that will
> have to go in to a (very expensive) workshop and rebuild exercise. That
> said, I live in South Africa where spares for these vehicles are
> non-existent.'.
>
> Any ideas to address this issue?
>
> John Meeks
> '91 Vanagon MV Phoenix
> Northern Michigan
>
> Vanagon Rescue Squad
> www.vanagonauts.com
>