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Re: [T3] Auto Transmission


>>I think it is unlikely that your mechanic knows any more about your AT
than I do, and I don't know them well at all.

I inquired further on why he thought that the tranny was 'shot'.  He said
the it did not have 1st gear either, only 2nd.  I asked how he came to that
conclusion and he said that he was cruising at 25-30 mph and he tried to
downshift to slow down , but it just stayed in the same gear.  Well I guess
this guy knows absolutely zilch about tranny's in general.  Correct me if I
am wrong, but just like a manual transmission, you cannot just down shift
into 1st going that speed.  When I drove the car to the mechanic, I
downshifted to 1st the whole way to save using the brakes, but not untill I
got within the correct speed range.

Jason Smith 
71 Square
72 Fasty

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