[T3] Automatic Shifting

[Craigs List]

Swapped the valve body. That was it. I have not driven it enough to test
the shift from second to third, but the shift from first to second happened
around 30 mph instead of 25. The downshifts are better too. Thank goodness
for extra parts.

Thanks for everyone's help.

Adam
On May 2, 2014 12:11 PM, "Craigs List" <craigslistcsprings at gmail.com> wrote:

> As a matter of fact,I have an extra valve body and governor in the extra
> automatic I have sitting in the garage. Looks like I might have a project
> this afternoon.
>
> Adam
> On May 2, 2014 10:21 AM, "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>
>> On 2 May 2014 at 10:05, Craigs List wrote:
>>
>> > This is all starting to point to a valve body rebuild in my eyes. I have
>> > had the same problem throughout with a multitude of VMs and 2 different
>> > automatics. I think I will look into a valve body rebuild as my next
>> course
>> > of action. What do your rebuild kits cost?
>>
>> Sounds like you've done all the right things. The rebuild kits are
>> $75 each and include all the seals and gaskets except for the steel
>> backed seals, which you probably don't need.
>>
>> The aftermarket carbs must make a difference, but I have no idea what
>> difference that might be. VW supplied a different VM for their
>> factory dual carb/AT setup, so that might be worth looking for, but I
>> have no idea whether that will help. It's the same part #, but with
>> NO suffix letter. It's a European model part and was never sold in
>> the US, so it's going to be hard to find and probably expensive.
>>
>> Have you tried adjusting the VMs with a pressure gauge? There's a
>> long adjustment range available, and you might be a long way from
>> where you ought to be.
>>
>>
>>
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