(I searched the archives and didn't find much on this, which seems
wrong, maybe badly-worded searches.)

The automatic tranny on this 84 Vanagon seems to do a lot of whining and
slipping going from first to second. Something needs to be tightened or
something (all I know about automatic transmission noise like this I
learned in 1966 from a Peter, Paul and Mary rendition of "car-car" where
such sounds were described as being due to loose bands . . . whatever
those are).

Will the local transmission guy shake his head and quote a breathtaking
amount of money?

Apologies if this has been asked and answered a lot.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 VW Type 2 / 84 Westy: A poor but proud race.
KG6RCR