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c3 transmission question
On Apr 11, 2:01*pm, " > wrote:
> I have a 76 smogger that I have had since new. It has about 120K Miles > on the clock. > > I have had the xmission oil changed twice, last one about8-10 years > ago and maybe 15K miles ago. At that time I had it flushed at the > dealer - a fairly expensive proposition if I recall correctly. > > My problem - When the beast is cold, it will not go anywhere for a > little while until it warms up - the transmission does not seem to > engage. Once it is warmed up it works fine - no slippage, fairly solid > shifts, etc. > > Now I must admit it does not get a lot of use now, so maybe that is > part of the issue. > > I am suspecting maybe something needs to be changed or checked, but I > doubt it is a new tranny. I am thinking it is a case of something > sticking or being a bit clogged. Or maybe something run through a part > to be loosened. > > Any ideas? I have to do a fair amount of work to it this year (new > composite spring, shocks, brake seals, etc), so am just getting my > ducks in order for the various things I need to check and repair. > > TIA - BSA. I should also add - when I say cold, I mean weather wise. When it is sitting in the warm weather in summer, even from a cold start it works fine. As an example - today it is maybe 40 degrees and I brought it out of the garage after its winter hibernation - it had to think a bit before it would go. |
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