ray_hennig
MB Enthusiast
Hi All,
Another challenge!
Idle smooth as silk after day's cleaning etc. and finding disconnected vacuum connection deep under idle control valve. Anyway, the reason for action was that:
"The 'box changes from 3rd to 5th with only the mearest hint of 4th gear!"
It does change into 4th under certain conditions so I know 4th it works but invariably it changes up to 5th far too early, even if it's getting a thrashing.
Also, moving to 3rd manually takes several seconds.
Auto-change down to 3rd is also dead slow if the accelerator pedal is pressed down.
All-in-all, driving has become much less spirited than before and fuel consumtion is up a bit too.
It's also been stalling when shifted into neutral from drive at, say, 40mph.
Could these things be related?
Any ideas?
Thank you in advance and best wishes for the New year.
RayH
Another challenge!
Idle smooth as silk after day's cleaning etc. and finding disconnected vacuum connection deep under idle control valve. Anyway, the reason for action was that:
"The 'box changes from 3rd to 5th with only the mearest hint of 4th gear!"
It does change into 4th under certain conditions so I know 4th it works but invariably it changes up to 5th far too early, even if it's getting a thrashing.
Also, moving to 3rd manually takes several seconds.
Auto-change down to 3rd is also dead slow if the accelerator pedal is pressed down.
All-in-all, driving has become much less spirited than before and fuel consumtion is up a bit too.
It's also been stalling when shifted into neutral from drive at, say, 40mph.
Could these things be related?
Any ideas?
Thank you in advance and best wishes for the New year.
RayH
