Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:50:57 -0700 From: Xanadu <rgf7277nospamo.com> Subject: Re: transmission symptoms (?) [c900]
On Oct 10, 11:32 am, John B <rotten_NOSP...nospam.org> wrote: > Hi, > > My 1992 900 (NA) has been running pretty well lately, but then about a month > ago it left me stranded, unwilling to go into either 1st or 2nd gear. I had it > towed, and sure enough it was a problem with the shift linkage. Which they > fixed. > > After that, the shifter felt like new, and all was well for one week. > > Then I was out of the country for two weeks, during which the car just sat in > the driveway. > > Upon my return, the car still runs, but suddenly has some rather interesting > symptoms: > > 1. Upon starting from a dead stop (in either 1st or reverse), there is a > slipping sensation just as the clutch engages (feels like starting on wet or > icy pavement). There might be a noise coming from the engine compartment when > this happens, but I'm not sure about that yet. > > 2. Although shifting up through the gears from 1-5 works fine, shifting down > from 3 into 2 causes grinding, as if there is a problem with the synchro. > Shifting down from 5 to 4 and 4 to 3 works fine. > > I would greatly appreciate any thoughts as to what might be going on here. > > Thanks, > > John Don't bother asking... These guys are a bunch of good ol boys and only talt to themselves.
