Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 05:37:45 GMT From: akdhimannopsamncsu.edu (Aaron K. Dhiman) Subject: Re: Saab 9000T transmission
HI Jim, I am having the same kind of problems with mine (STILL LOVE the car though). Although manually shifting the tranny may work, I recommend that you stop doing that though. My shop manuals say that that shoud NOT be done! Says the tranny will wear out faster. BEST of luck. Aaron '87 SAAB 9000turbo On Sat, 31 Oct 1998 23:07:48 +0100, Jim McCauley <jamesmcnopsam3.bunt.com> wrote: >I've had the automatic transmission fixed once about two years ago or >less. Now the same thing appears, that of it not shifing correctly when >in drive. I can manually shift it but when left alone in "D" it seems >to hang up, sometimes not shifting down into 1st as you approach a stop >and then when you take off it is in 2nd, shifts into 3rd VERY quickly >and the motor almost dies, pings and all. I wonder if its a vacuum >modualtor or if there is an electrical problem that is causing it. >Anyone out there Know/?? >