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Old 07-13-2006, 12:32 PM
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There'* no first gear, no matter what. Starts out in second. Struggles. There'* a slight hissing coming from the transmission when you go to go. It won't go into first even when it'* switched into lowest gear on the console shift lever either.. What'* your suggestion as to the cure to the problem, or what the problem could be?

PS, i just checked fluid levels with trans and engine warm, fluid is at correct operating level.
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i got a trans for a 94
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Originally Posted by erics95se
There'* no first gear, no matter what. Starts out in second. Struggles. There'* a slight hissing coming from the transmission when you go to go. It won't go into first even when it'* switched into lowest gear on the console shift lever either.. What'* your suggestion as to the cure to the problem, or what the problem could be?

PS, i just checked fluid levels with trans and engine warm, fluid is at correct operating level.
Unfortunately, with an auto tranny, you're kinda screwed. Lot'* of money to fix, or replace it.
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There'* no first gear, no matter what. Starts out in second. Struggles. There'* a slight hissing coming from the transmission when you go to go. It won't go into first even when it'* switched into lowest gear on the console shift lever either.. What'* your suggestion as to the cure to the problem, or what the problem could be?

PS, i just checked fluid levels with trans and engine warm, fluid is at correct operating level.
Unfortunately, with an auto tranny, you're kinda screwed. Lot'* of money to fix, or replace it.
my 94 olds did this...however it fixed itself shortly after and the problem never came back.
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There'* no first gear, no matter what. Starts out in second. Struggles. There'* a slight hissing coming from the transmission when you go to go. It won't go into first even when it'* switched into lowest gear on the console shift lever either.. What'* your suggestion as to the cure to the problem, or what the problem could be?

PS, i just checked fluid levels with trans and engine warm, fluid is at correct operating level.
Unfortunately, with an auto tranny, you're kinda screwed. Lot'* of money to fix, or replace it.
my 94 olds did this...however it fixed itself shortly after and the problem never came back.
it just did that. i let it cool off since just before i made this thread and went for a drive just now and it didn't do it.

what was it ?
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There'* no first gear, no matter what. Starts out in second. Struggles. There'* a slight hissing coming from the transmission when you go to go. It won't go into first even when it'* switched into lowest gear on the console shift lever either.. What'* your suggestion as to the cure to the problem, or what the problem could be?

PS, i just checked fluid levels with trans and engine warm, fluid is at correct operating level.
Unfortunately, with an auto tranny, you're kinda screwed. Lot'* of money to fix, or replace it.
my 94 olds did this...however it fixed itself shortly after and the problem never came back.
it just did that. i let it cool off since just before i made this thread and went for a drive just now and it didn't do it.

what was it ?
You made it happen...you tell us..

I'd think there was a "technical difficulty" aka.. something that can't easliy be explained.
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Check your fluid. What'* it look like? That'* the first thing to check when it screws up when hot, but not cold.
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Ahhhh the ghost problems dont just happen to me.Every once in awhile mine will shift REALLY hard and whine like crazy.Then all of a sudden its gone...it does it every blue moon
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Sounds like a "hiccup". Might never come back. But, for a while anyway, I wouldn't go anywhere in her you can't easily get back from.

I would also look into at least a tranny fluid/filter change. That will replace about a third to a half of your current fluid (could help). Plus, you'll be able to see what kind of debris is in the pan (hopefully stuck to the magnet)

I would say to think about a flush, but personally I'd rather see the fluid for myself.
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37

You made it happen...you tell us..

I'd think there was a "technical difficulty" aka.. something that can't easliy be explained.
i don't get how i made it happen? :?

Originally Posted by willwren
Check your fluid. What'* it look like? That'* the first thing to check when it screws up when hot, but not cold.
the fluid was still reddish, but a little brown..



Originally Posted by Bloodstripe
Ahhhh the ghost problems dont just happen to me.Every once in awhile mine will shift REALLY hard and whine like crazy.Then all of a sudden its gone...it does it every blue moon
stuff like this happens to me all the time with various parts. i don't really get it, haha.

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Sounds like a "hiccup". Might never come back. But, for a while anyway, I wouldn't go anywhere in her you can't easily get back from.

I would also look into at least a tranny fluid/filter change. That will replace about a third to a half of your current fluid (could help). Plus, you'll be able to see what kind of debris is in the pan (hopefully stuck to the magnet)

I would say to think about a flush, but personally I'd rather see the fluid for myself.
i'm really considering it.


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