Re: [T3] Auto Transmission

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 16 Dec 2002 at 11:19, jason.smith@sarcom.com wrote:

> One more thing,  while driving the new Squareback in 2nd gear I could not go
> over 45mph, I could barely get over 43.  I know you guys were saying keep it
> uder 50, but I could not even approach that speed.  Does that mean anything?

In this case I wonder if Russ was on exactly the right track. It sounds like 
you engine needs work. My AT 69 needed to be in 2nd gear going up the mountains 
last summer, but it would climb most any of them in 2nd at over 50. I kept it 
down just to save the engine and tranny.

If there's something drastically wrong with how your engine is set up, then the 
vacuum could be telling the AT not to shift yet.

Yes, get the engine working right first.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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