Sounds like tranny replacement time...second gear syncro sounds like it's
shot!
Karl Batzler
-----Original Message-----
From: Pollard, Matthew <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM>
To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM <vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Monday, November 02, 1998 7:53 AM
Subject: Downshifting into 2nd: whining sound

>Having problems downshifting into second.  This is a fairly new problem in
>the last 2-3 weeks.  It makes a sort of soft whining sound, but will
>eventually get there after a few tries.  I topped of the transaxle fluid
>(added maybe a cup) this weekend, but no change in the shifting.  The bus
>(84 weekender) has 204K on it, but the transaxle was rebuilt by PO. Is this
>an indicator of a bad transaxle, or starting to be bad? I am ready to
embark
>on a 2000+ mile Grad School trip, so I need a peace of mind before I head
>out.
>thanks
>-Matthew Pollard
>