At  11/8/2008 03:03 PM, aaron bright wrote:
>I have a 1985 1.9L GL that is starting to have an issue with
>changing gears from 2nd to 3rd.  If someone could please give me
>some of the simple suggestions to try before opting for a rebuilt
>tranny.....   Thank you, Aaron Bright Louisville, KY

I know very little about automatic transmissions but the guy who ran
the transmission shop across the road told me the first, the best,
the easiest and the cheapest thing you can do for an automatic
transmission problem is to change the fluid. If that doesn't help
then it's time to get into something more expensive.

They would pull the pan, change the filter and refill the pan. Then
they would disconnect the line from the cooler going back to the
transmission and run it with the one guy pouring fresh fluid in and
the other watching the old fluid go into a bucket. When the fresh
fluid started showing up in the bucket they would stop. All the fluid
was then changed.
I just jacked the front up and drained it, I wanted to get what I
could out of the torque converter. Then I changed the filter and put
it all back together, it did help with my problem on that car.

Rob
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