Transmission Trivia
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Transmission Trivia
I have an '86.5 automatic. It starts out in 1st gear from rest. It shifts seamlessly out of 1st fairly soon unless more than light throttle is applied; in that case, it shifts hard and crisply into second. I love it that way. Unfortunately, it doesn't do as well from third to fourth when it slips unless better than light throttle is applied. It also has a hesitation into reverse which takes much too long. Time for an overhaul at 150k miles.
Question: I have heard that this box is unique to '85 - '86 cars, and that later cars start in 2nd and then need to be kicked down into first. I need to choose between overhauling this box or installing a later ('89) box with a lower final drive ratio (
). Does anyone know for sure if the '89 does what mine will do??
Thanks to anyone who can tell me.
Question: I have heard that this box is unique to '85 - '86 cars, and that later cars start in 2nd and then need to be kicked down into first. I need to choose between overhauling this box or installing a later ('89) box with a lower final drive ratio (
). Does anyone know for sure if the '89 does what mine will do?? Thanks to anyone who can tell me.
