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Dan Hirth wrote: > > Just a couple of days ago, my auto trans started drifting into neutral > when shifting from 2 to 3. It wasn't too bad, but just caused a > momentary panick attack. First thing, checked the fluid - good, but I > topped it off just in case. That didn't do it. Next, I check for > vacuum leaks. there were many possible leaks. I replaced all vacuum > tubing. Hopefuly this will do the trick. The problem seems worse under > heavy acceleration (pulling onto a highway), and was easied by letting > off the gas. > > I'll test it tomorrow, but I had to wait for some RTV to dry. It worked! No more hesitation/missing third for about 2-3 secs. Maybe I'll have a reprieve from a big overhaul for a while. I'd rather save up for these things, rather than doing work on credit. So any idea about US$ to recondition a frozen T3 block (stock, not hi-perf.)? I'm just looking for a ball-park figure so that maybe I can save up enough dough for a summer project. -- Dan Hirth Raleigh, North Carolina dhirth@mms.net 69 fastback