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Subject:Re: Post AT rebuild troubles
From:Edward Maglott
Date:Sat, 19 Jul 2003 20:24:20 -0400

I rebuilt it myself.
Edward

At 03:35 PM 7/19/2003, you wrote:
>di you rebuild this yourself or a shop? i would get back to the shop on
>monday...
>
>Matthew Pollard          "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
>Dept. Of Chemistry        So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
>University of Idaho
>www.uidaho.edu/~poll7356
>
>
>
>On Sat, 19 Jul 2003, Edward Maglott wrote:
>
> > Got my AT back in, and fluid finally filled up to the correct level.  Now
> > it moves off from idle quite nicely in both forward and reverse.  However,
> > it will not shift to 2nd.  at high speeds if I lift off the gas, it
> > freewheels unless I put it in "1".  Could this be the adjustment or
> > operation of the 2nd gear brake piston?
> >
> > The other thing is that it looks like there might be a fine mist of fluid
> > spraying off of the torque converter.
> >
> > And the other thing is that it seems quite hot.  If I feel the pan on the
> > bottom it feels pretty hot.  Hotter than I remember it being.  Could just
> > be my perception.
> >
> > Thanks for any ideas.
> > Edward
> >