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Michael Young wrote > > For the last 7 years I've owned a '69 squareback automatic, > which for years > was my very reliable daily car. A couple of years back the > transmission > started acting up: when accelerating, the change from 1st to 2nd > gear was > fine, but the change from 2nd to 3rd gear didn't happen until > about 50 mph. > Similarly, when decelerating, it would kick into 2nd gear at the same > speed. Needless to say, it didn't make for a smooth ride on > highways where > the speed limit was around 50 mph! For this and other reasons I > stopped > driving it about two years ago. Now I want to get this great > car back on > the road, so I'm looking for some advice on what to do... Does this > problem sound familiar to anyone out there in T3 land? If so, > can it be > fixed? If I end up having to replace the trannie, can a standard be > installed in its place? Hi folks, several answers already given. I have noticed that the A/T is very sensitive to oil fil level. Also if one or more of the vacuum tubes are either leaking or blocked it will result in driveability issues. Re the conversion I fully agree with Adriaan. It is a lot more work to convert to manual (it can be done though) than it is to repair or replace a tranny. I would believe that in the US (the land of Automatic transmissions) it is not too hard to find a replacement A/T . Heiko 68 Notch, 70 Fast, 71 Fast