I am glad for the happy ending, at least for the heat.
Did you got a chance to look at Bowden cable, kick down switch, etc as I mentioned before. One more thing you also want to check is your vaccum, if your vaccum pump is not producing enough vac. or there is a leak somewhere in your vaccum lines, you can experience all kind of problems. Most common ones are bad idle, AC ducts, tranny shifts etc. The vaccum line on the vac. modulator (it is on the tranny, on driver side) some time get blocked or unplugged due to aged rubber. When was the last tranny service, clogged tranny filter can also prduce **** problems. I guess this will keep you busy for few days. Hopefully you can fix the tranny before you go to your trip. keep us posted.
Happy sailing, white cap looks like a nice boat.
Thanks

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87 420 SEL
Looking for a nice mid 80's MB diesel.
87 BMW 528e (Sold)
99 TOYOTA 4Runner
1989 Honda Accord (Sold)
1988 Honda Accord (Total)