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Old 07-31-2004, 11:38 AM
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Is it normal? 'Cause it annoys me. I'll be cruising along and whomp it, I can count to 4 before It get power to the ground. What'* up?
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Is the trans hunting around? These trannnies don't have a physical kickdown cable do they.

Got any vid?
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Thought occured to me, what about Heaat soak? Is this only when heated up? I don't think there'* the torque converter problem, those started in 94 i believe.
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After about 15 miles of driving around screwing with it,

I was low on tranny fluid, that'* was about 1/3 of the problem, have to find that leak at some point...

All of this at any speed over thirty, getting better with speed, The motor rev'* real slow up, then jumps ~100rpm, then I get my power.
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Alrighty, I was hopin it was something stupid so I could fix it before I autoX a scaled down Watkins Glen, But It'll have to wait.
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
Is the trans hunting around? These trannnies don't have a physical kickdown cable do they.

Got any vid?
Heh...I wish. On my '71 Torino, I just bent the rod and, voila, quicker kick-down response. heheh
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