Yesterday I was talking to the owner of a 1985 camper with an automatic
transmission. This van has 150k miles on it and the transmission won't
shift out of low. The problem came on gradually, taking longer and longer
to up-shift, now it just stays in low. He has had it to several shops,
but no one can tell him what might be wrong without tearing it apart  and
quoting prices from $500 to $1500 to fix. In an effort to fix the
problem, the owner has drained the unit, removed the pan and installed a
new filter screen and new fluids. He says he did not find any metal in
the pan, but did find some brown plastic pieces. His mechanic says the
brown plastic pieces are from some "sleeve" VW puts in and they are
replaced by metal sleeves when the transmission is rebuilt. Anybody have
a similar problem or have an idea what is wrong?

Thanks for any help.

Steve and Jo Ann Wacker
San Marcos, Ca.
90 Carat
86 Syncro

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