To correct this problem I have to shut my car off and restart it, then it works just fine.... till I stop 1 to 20 times then it acts up again! I'm thinking it is a vacume problem. Anyone else had this happen? please resond
86 420 SEL intermittently stays in first gear
Sep 17, 2005
3 Replies
Your car starts off in second gear... so you are saying you are stuck in 2nd gear. I would start out by changine out the ATF fluid and filter... flush all old fluid out by changing only the fluid for two times and then change the filter and fluid on the third time. You have a drainbolt on the tranny pan.
If there is vacuum problem, you would have hard shifting. It is wise to change out the little vacuum hose by the tranny... they frequently go bad and leaks vacuum.
Oh dear, a Bill Gates gremlin.
DAS
For direct contact replace nospam with schmetterling
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