In a message dated 98-06-05 11:23:27 EDT, IndianVic@AOL.COM writes:

<< Van folks,

 One would think that after 16 years of working on and dealing in VW vans I
had
 seen everything and knew what to look for when buying a used car, but some
 unscrupulous person still managed to pull the wool over my eyes when he sold
 me a '93 Eurovan Multivan weekender camper I just bought. The seller claimed
 it had a new water-pump, seals, timing belt etc., and initially it did drive
 good, but a week later, the automatic transmission quit shifting. It will go
 into reverse and it will go forward, but it seems like it's in second or
third
 gear at start-off, and will not shift at all. It doesn't seem like it's
 slipping. I was hoping some-one out there would be able to shed some light on
 this, and give me some advice, or maybe some-one has a used auto trans out of
 a wrecked or salvage EV they want to sell me reasonably. I must confess, I've
 had only two or three EVs so far, so they're still new to me. Vanagons, I
know
 backwards, but this beast, I know little of. I'm sorry to burden you folks
 like this, but I'm hoping somebody will point me in the right direction. I
 will be most obliged for any info or leads.

 Thank you all.

 Sincerely,

 Vic Ahmed
  >>

 Hi Vic , the first thing that needs to happen, is you need know what the
faults are in the automatic computer (TCM, TRAN CONTROL MODULE).