If the flexplate is broken or cracked, he should also check his engine
endplay.  I just recently learned that this can cause broken flexplates...

Ken

On Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 2:24 PM, Eric Caron <eric.caron@icloud.com> wrote:

> Hi Robert,
>
>         I hope you fix this soon and that you are on your original
> engine.  Someone hhas to give Dennis Haynes some competition.  I’m
> estimating he is just now reaching 335 K miles on fun Bus.
>
> Eric Caron
>
>
> On Mar 2, 2018, at 13:36, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> You have a broken flex plate. Not surprising at 335,000 miles!
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Robert Clemmer
> Sent: Friday, March 2, 2018 9:41 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Automatic transmission Issue
>
> 1991 2.1 WBX, automatic transmission, 335,000 miles, transmission
> overhauled
> at 220,000 miles. All stock.
>
> On this last trip back from SW FL to PA, I was 150 miles from home when I
> stopped or gas. I backed out and put it in drive and bang. The whole car
> shook. Stop! Wait, What?  Drive out of the lot and stop at a light, Bang,
> Bang while stopped. Shift to neutral and all is well. Light turns, put in
> drive and drive away. Up shifts normally. Drives normally, down shifts
> normally. Just bangs and shutters while stopped. A hard bang, Like
> something
> should have broke bang. Like you backed into a dock without stopping bang.
> Happens only while stopped in gear, forward or reverse. While moving or
> stopped in neutral or park, all is quiet.
>
>
>
> Drove the remaining 150 miles home car drove perfect unless stopped and not
> moving.  I checked the oil levels in the transmission and final drive
> before
> leaving and the back of the car is not spotted up so I don't think it is a
> low oil issue.  Right now the weather is just too ugly to go out and
> verify.
>
> Anyone else experience something like this?
>
>
>
> Bob Clemmer
>
> Perkasie, PA
>

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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
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