On Thu, 8 Jun 1995 Ramona71@aol.com wrote:

>     Since acquiring her, Ramona has always displayed hard shifting from time
> to time. Sometimes, she's smooth, and sometimes I can't even downshift from
> 3rd to 2nd. She just won't go. 

Could be pilot bearing, it got me in my '80 vanagon. 
Clark L.
80 Vanagon
81 Rabbit dsl
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