Before tearing it out you should do some diagnostics.

Does it fail to shift into 3rd, (drive or direct) or when it tries does it
slip and let the engine rev freely? If the former it may just be a problem
with the governor or valve body. If the later you probably have a bad
piston, a broken ring on the pump drum, or something inside fell apart. The
bentely also has some test procedures using a pressure gauge to help figure
it out.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
aka.bugle
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:43 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Yup, I solidly guarantee ALL my work, (here I go into the AT again)

Trying to rebuild my AT I've learned... save now, pay later! I couldn't
afford to replace all the parts, and tried to reuse some. Luckily, my
mechanic (ME!) stands behind all his work... Not that I have any more money
now than I did before.

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Driving a 2 speed, not 3 speed Auto,
                          ~david