[Shotimes] Re: Speaking of Trannys

[fwhittle@mindspring.com]

I *think* that when we do that (accelerate then let off), we're *confusing* the computer/transmission or something and it doesn't know whether to shift or not.  Am I close, anyone?

Frank Whittle
'95 ATX

-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Randolph <gsf1299@speedfactory.net>
Sent: Feb 20, 2004 1:35 PM
To: fwhittle@mindspring.com, shotimes <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Speaking of Trannys

My Windstar with 60K has done this from day one. I could not get the stealer
to admit that anything was wrong and it has always run very tight,
otherwise.  No problems, to date. Normal 40K change of fluid and filter.
Marc
97 TR
93 MTX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <fwhittle@mindspring.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 2:16 PM
Subject: [Shotimes] Re: Speaking of Trannys


> My original tranny had a sporadically rough 1-2 shift right from when I
got it at about 27,000 miles, similar to what you're describing, but no
rhyme or reason to it.  I could be accelerating smoothly and it would shift
hard.  My new tranny (FPS and installed at 117k) does just what you're
describing.  I really notice it in stop and go traffic, when I start to
accelerate, then let off.  I hope it's nothing to worry about.
>
> Frank Whittle
> '95 ATX
>
> From: Rick5638@aol.com
> Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 12:23:59 EST
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] Speaking of Trannys
>
> I've got a 95 ATX SHO, approx 116k on the car and not the original owner
so I
> don't know if the trans has been replaced or rebuilt before. I experience
a
> firm, really firm shift situation from 1st to 2nd gear shifts if I
accelerate
> hard off the line then back off before the car shifts to 2nd. Is this a
common
> problem or could I have the problem?
> The reason it hasn't really concerned me is because during normal driving,
it
> shifts fine and smooth through all the gears. Push button overdrive works
> fine, tranny fluid is clean and it downshifts properly when I nail it. Its
just
> the hard to moderately hard acceleration from a stop then getting off it a
bit
> before it shifts to 2nd, is when I feel an abnormally hard or firm shift.
> Anyone able to shed some light on this? I've put 4k miles on it doing this
with no
> changes it shift behavior at all.
>
> Thanks Rick
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