Some of you may have been following these two travel blogs, I have found
them very entertaining

'Seventeen by Six'
http://seventeenbysix.wordpress.com/
- From London to South America by Eurovan camper
What a nightmare of transmission reliability problems !
See a recent entry for the story on their 11 month long attempt to convert
from their problem plagued auto tranny to a 5 speed;
http://seventeenbysix.wordpress.com/2014/04/14/a-transmission-tragedy-abridged/
Hopefully they finally have a reliable vehicle....

'Drive Nacho Drive'
Around the world in an '85 2WD Vanagon camper, two years & counting...
http://www.drivenachodrive.com/
Also some mechanical problems, but it seems far less. Ultimately a subaru
conversion in Thailand (for $3k) after wearing out their original
wasserboxer (w /200k miles).

Both very enjoyable reads, both still continuing...

Michael Hart
87 2WD Westfalia 'T3WESTY'