I bought a 84 with the same problem.  The dealer told me that it is most
likely the main shaft bearings going on the fritz.  I will take it to them
this weekend to see if this is true or not.

At 12:49 05/05/1999 -0700, Joseph Tu wrote:
>Hello,
>
>The transmission on my van has been making strange noises. They seem to
>appear only in 1st and 2nd gear. I know there were posts a while ago
>about inherent problems with the vanagon tranny, my van in a 90 with a 4
>spd. If anyone knows about these problems can you please direct me to
>some info.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Joe
>
>

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