afn18258@AFN.ORG  (otherwise known as Rik) writes:

<< 1) my van is starting to get a little too comfortable with
4th gear.   meaning, once i shift into fourth, she doesn't
want to come out and I've  got to do a little bit of the one-two
 to get it into neutral. >>

Could possibly be the dreaded cracking of the 3rd/4th gear
hub syndrome.  That description sounds fairly characteristic
of when it begins to fail.  I'd go ahead with the GL4 rated
synthetic gear oil change that you have planned for this
weekend.  If it works-then great!  Cheap fix!  If it doesn't
then you are no worse off than before.  (Trans time)

-Todd Hill
 VolksWerks Transaxles
 Olympia, WA