Ok so Gene Berg makes a shifter.  What all will it do for me other than
"slice and dice".  Is it jsut he throw that we are talking about or will
it somehow miraculously improve my shifts?

It seems my first gear is a lot harder to shift into these days...Not
that the Vanagon was ever very easy to shift.

> ----------
> From:         Joel Walker[SMTP:JWALKER@UA1VM.UA.EDU]
> Reply To:     Joel Walker
> Sent:         Thursday, March 12, 1998 11:45 AM
> To:   Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      Re: Short shift kit
>
> On Thu, 12 Mar 1998 10:24:27 -0800 Backus, Brian G said:
> >Let me get this straight.  Does Gene Berg offer a shift kit of any
> kind
> >for the Vanagon?
>
> yup. and it really really works! :) it slices, dices, parries, and
> makes
> Julian Fries!!
>
> no, it really is a good buy. it's $20 and fits all Vanagons from 1980
> to
> 1991. but i do NOT know if it'll work on the Syncros ... it should,
> but
> i don't know for sure. i DO know from experience that it works on a
> 1980
> bus, and a 1986 bus and a 1988 bus. it should also work on Diesels.
>
> here's the info:
>
> Gene Berg                    item # GB 6790, Vanagon short shift kit,
> 1725 North Lime              $20. shortens that 2nd-3rd gear rowing
> Orange, CA 92665             distance. well worth the money. FOLLOW
> THE
> (714) 998-7500               INSTRUCTIONS!
>
> and again, i stress: follow the instructions!! especially the part
> about
> MARKING the position of the little bolts that hold the shifter plate
> onto
> the floor of the bus (all of this is underneath the rubber boot).
> cause if
> you do NOT mark their original position BEFORE you start moving things
> around, you'll spend about two weeks trying to "adjust" it back into
> the
> right place!! <Voice of Experience: the third bus i put this on, i got
> cocky and figured i already knew what to do. guess what? :)
>
> what it does is raise the pivot point of the shift lever, so the
> 2nd-3rd
> gear shift distance is much less than before. and 3rd gear isn't so
> close
> to the dash/panel.  i like it. :)
>
> no, it will NOT work on automatic transmissions. :)
>
> joel
>