Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 19:55:15 -0800 From: Justin VanAbrahams <jvanabranopsamnet> Subject: Re: Automatic transmission
Eddy Lloyd wrote: > > My good old '88 Saab 900 is sick.........need feedback to my problem......I > got an automatic gear box, about 150miles on the clock. The gears are > slipping between 2nd and 3rd on acceleration. Revs go 'way up' rather than > slip smoothly into gear. Eventually it does slip into 3rd. Worse when cold. > Some mornings it goes along in 2nd for the first mile or so. > Is my gearbox in need of adjusting. Or will it be toast soon? Adjustment may very well fix your problem. Do not let this situation persist though - the longer you let it go the more potential damage is done. Have the kickdown cable adjusted - it's most likely the culprit. -Justin