I think you guys are missing my point... I understand that a tranny overhaul might be the only solution, but...
It's the "WIERD PART" that is confusing me.
This tranny drives out great! It doesn't slip. It shifts out just fine. It pulls hard. He's even taken the car on a couple 1000 mile trips. Then, after about 2 months, when everything is going great, you get in one day and it will not go forward. After a day or two of rest, you can get in and drive away like nothing was ever wrong, and you won't have to worry about it for about 1 1/2 to 2 months.
The last time it gave us trouble, we disconnected the battery overnight. The next day everything was fine. Before, it seemed to have taken 2 or 3 days to fix itself.
I'm looking for a logical explaination of why this tranny would act this way.
Ty
My friend has a 1996 Lincoln Continental with transmission problems. >
> This car will run and drive great for about 1 or 2 months, then all of a
> sudden, he gets in to drive it, and it will NOT go forward. Reverse works
> fine, but it doesn't have much pull going forward. On level ground will
> will pull a little but it slips really bad. I will not pull enough to be
> able to drive it. (besides, we're smart enough not to try to drive it if
> the trans is slipping)
>
> The wierd part is... If he lets it sit for a day or two, he can get in and
> drive away like nothing was ever wrong. It seems to happen about every
> month and a half.
>
> I'm thinking that it may be a sticky valve in the transmission. We even
> disconnected the battery for awhile thinking that it might have something
> to do with the computer, but I don't believe it had any effect.
>
> If anyone knows what is wrong with this car, please forward a response to
> my email: snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Ty
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