Vanilla Sky
10-15-2006, 08:39 PM
Ok, some of you know that i just recently bought another 3gee. i'm getting the bugs worked out so i can use it as a daily driver. one of the last things i'm getting to is the transmission. when i bought the car, i bought it knowing it had a problem with it starting in second gear when warmed up.
what i've done so far:
checked the fluid; it's a nice cherry red and has no burnt smell
adjust the throttle cable (very loose); this helped some, but didn't cure the problem
adjust the TV cable (out of adjustment); again, this helped some, but didn't cure the problem
the repair manual points to a stuck governer valve or a sticking 1-2 shift valve.
looking at the repair manual, these aren't user servicable parts, being that they're internal parts and would require disassembly to repair. does anyone offer any suggestions?
i'm not a fan of additives based on the way they're designed. it's just not my idea of a real fix. however, if any of you think that i could perform a flush and rid myself of this problem, then i'm all for that. i'm pretty sure my trans is NOT filled with honda ATF, but with dexron III. this caused a bit of a problem in another auto i had, but switching didn't cure the problem.
the thing i'm not understanding is why the trans will kick down to first when t's cold, and when i floor it from a roll. i would imagine that the sticking valves would prevent the trans from kicking down then as well.
any help would be great. i'm not wanting to do a manual swap in this car because it's carbed. i'll probably put my known good auto trans and TC in and call it a day if it comes to taking a trans out.
thanks in advance
what i've done so far:
checked the fluid; it's a nice cherry red and has no burnt smell
adjust the throttle cable (very loose); this helped some, but didn't cure the problem
adjust the TV cable (out of adjustment); again, this helped some, but didn't cure the problem
the repair manual points to a stuck governer valve or a sticking 1-2 shift valve.
looking at the repair manual, these aren't user servicable parts, being that they're internal parts and would require disassembly to repair. does anyone offer any suggestions?
i'm not a fan of additives based on the way they're designed. it's just not my idea of a real fix. however, if any of you think that i could perform a flush and rid myself of this problem, then i'm all for that. i'm pretty sure my trans is NOT filled with honda ATF, but with dexron III. this caused a bit of a problem in another auto i had, but switching didn't cure the problem.
the thing i'm not understanding is why the trans will kick down to first when t's cold, and when i floor it from a roll. i would imagine that the sticking valves would prevent the trans from kicking down then as well.
any help would be great. i'm not wanting to do a manual swap in this car because it's carbed. i'll probably put my known good auto trans and TC in and call it a day if it comes to taking a trans out.
thanks in advance