[Shotimes] Re: Speaking of Trannys

[fwhittle@mindspring.com]

Darn digest!  I hate responding to a post when it's already been dealt with and put to bed|-{

Frank Whittle
'95 ATX

From: "John J. Weidenbenner" <johnjweid@charter.net>
To: <fwhittle@mindspring.com>, <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Speaking of Trannys
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 00:28:23 -0600

Yes, per Kevin
>Rick:
 This is totally normal and one of the quirks of this tranny. The problem is
the EPC (Electronic Pressure Controller) controls the line pressure and one
of the inputs is throttle position. So when you jump on it off the line and
then back off quickly the tranny is caught off guard so to speak. It is not
lowering the line pressure quick enough and then this high pressure really
slams it into the next gear. I have the Trans-Go shift kit installed and
still have this to a smaller extent.

Bu sure and do regular fluid changes. If you don't know when it was changed.
Change it now.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <fwhittle@mindspring.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Speaking of Trannys


> 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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