[T3] AT "prefers" to not shift into 3rd :(

[Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org>]

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	Bug-o-rama updates later tonight or tomorrow, but first...

	On my way into Sacramento, there was some heavy traffic on 
the freeway and I slowed down to like 35 or 45 or so.  Went 
appropriately into second under a heavy foot (probably kicking down, 
as I recall) to speed back up... but it wouldn't shift into third 
when I started to go fast.  I even let off the gas considerably and 
decelerated -- still didn't shift into third.  (Was going at least 
50mph at this point!)

	I popped the shifter into neutral and let the engine drop to 
idle -- still going roughly 50mph or so, and slowing down.  After a 
couple of seconds, I slid the shifter back into 3, and gently pressed 
the accelerator -- and I achieved 3rd gear, sped on up (careful not 
to kickdown), and went on my way.

	It's safe to say that it is doing this 100% of the time now 
-- it will absolutely NOT go into third unless I pop it into neutral 
at speed, let the rpms drop, and then re-select 3 at the shifter -- 
OR I can get up to, say, 40-50 (it stays in 2nd), let my foot off the 
gas, wait for the car to slow down a bunch -- then it will slide into 
3rd.  This takes longer and is more difficult than the "put it into 
neutral" trick.

	Has anyone come across this before?  Where might I look first?

-Greg

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