To give you an idea, my first Vanagon Westy I bought on Ebay, in 2003. It was an '84, I had to go to Ohio to pick it up. The seller was kind of a, well, hmmm, idiot. If I had been buying it in person I may have passed. Anyway, buy it I did. As I was leaving his house for the trip back to Virginia, he said "oh, I forgot to mention, the transmission has been rebuilt" (automatic). I said, by who? He said "Me, I did it myself" Well, that just filled me with confidence for the drive home!! Never did have a problem with it though, but it always made me nervous. Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> Any competent local shop should be able to handle this transmission.
> It is a very simple unit.
> Dennis,
> From my phone.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Finn Runyon" <finnrunyon@GMAIL.COM>
> Sent: ‎2/‎20/‎2014 4:35 PM
> To: "vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: Automatic Rebuilder
> It seems like the automatic in Pooh, an 87 Westy, is on its last legs
> with just under 200k. It is slipping pretty badly, and I can’t find
> the recommended auto tranny rebuilders in the archives. Any advice? I
> know AA only does manuals. Go Westy’s price is pretty steep, and I no
> longer see Ron listing an option on his Bus Depot site.
> Best,
> Finn in Taos
> 78 Westy Pooh
> 89 Westy Roo