Re: [DML] Re: Questions on automatic transmissions

[Thomas Mc Auley <dmc4087@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

When my De Lorean arrived back home to Northern Ireland here, we soon found out the auto box was shot. The gears were slipping in that, but it seemed to get better the more the car was drivin...anyways, we made the drive to Dublin, from Belfast (to change the gearbox), which I think is around 100-150 miles. Near the end of the journey, the car would be tempermental about selecting drive. For example, when slowing down for a round-a-bout or traffic lights, the car would not select drive once I gave it some throttle to accelerate again. Simple solution was to let the the car drift, then try again.
So, David is right...dont drive it with slipping gears..only gets much worse.
 
Thomas 
Vin 4087 (auto to manual conversion)
Belfast


David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


The bottom line is NEVER to drive on a slipping automatic
transmission. If it slips it must be corrected quickly or you WILL do
an overhaul of the internals. I would drop the pan, clean it out,
clean or replace the filter and fluid. If you catch it early enough
you *may* be OK. Check the line pressure. It is a good general
indicator of the internal health of the transmission.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757


--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Videobob Moseley" wrote:
> 
> Well, "local boy" John Hervey told me that if I were to replace the
fluid 
> now after it is "burned"
> that the new fluid would melt off all the plates inside my 








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