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- Feb 4, 2009
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- Vehicle Year
- 1986
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hey, i have a 1986 2.9L with the A4LD. tranny has been working fine for the past couple months, but recently it started acting funny.
The shift points seem to have changed dramatically, changed so that it wont upshift until your revving around 3,500, and you let off the gas for a second. Then, it is very prone to jump back down a gear with even the slightest gas, revving the engine very high. Once you manage to get it in the OD gear, then it wants to stay there, so that i have to floor the pedal, and it will jump back into third, or usually second. D is worse, it wont shift until the revs are very high. Fluid is fine, just changed it three months ago, and i hve never had much experience fixing trannys.
I have no idea where to start, so if someone could give me some detailed help on diagnosing this problem, that would be great. I just don't have the experience with automatic trannys, and don't know where to start. Thanks!!
The shift points seem to have changed dramatically, changed so that it wont upshift until your revving around 3,500, and you let off the gas for a second. Then, it is very prone to jump back down a gear with even the slightest gas, revving the engine very high. Once you manage to get it in the OD gear, then it wants to stay there, so that i have to floor the pedal, and it will jump back into third, or usually second. D is worse, it wont shift until the revs are very high. Fluid is fine, just changed it three months ago, and i hve never had much experience fixing trannys.
I have no idea where to start, so if someone could give me some detailed help on diagnosing this problem, that would be great. I just don't have the experience with automatic trannys, and don't know where to start. Thanks!!
