Thanks to all who answered my recent post about fourth gear popping out of
my 85 Vanagon.  I took the messages to my VW guys.  They read them all!

The good news is they replaced my transmission with a good, used one for
the price they quoted just to fix the old one.  And they did this because
my husband is terminally ill, and they want to help.  Love those VW Volks!
The bad news is that I can't report exactly what the problem is with the
original tramsission because they are still working on it.  All I know is
that they took the risk and helped us out.  They also did the re-build on
the engine in December for a decent price.

If anyone needs good VW service and they live near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, go to:

John Brune
Midwest Import Repair
748 Center Point Rd. N.E.
Cedar Rapids, IA
319-365-2809

John's been working on VW's forever.  He was just featured in The Cedar
Rapids Gazette article about the new Beetle because his passion is
restoring Beetles.  He says, "Driving a 60's model, with the steel
dashboard, that's the experience."

Thanks again, Jill