Hi all,
I'm driving my dad's Mustang and noticed something. From a stop, if you romp on the throttle (say, 75% or more throttle angle), when the trans does a 1-2 shift there's a loud "SCREEE!" and the definite feel of trans slippage.
Is this a common indicator that the trans is ready to go? It has 125k miles on it and has seen regular maintenance.
Is there something I can do to it in the interim until I have the $ for a rebuilt trans?
Could this possibly be the torque converter?
I'm thinking using an ATF with a high static coefficient of friction (Trick Shift, etc.) would help, IF it's trans slippage. Any comments?