I am waiting for the CD-ROM to show up for my car. In the meantime, I want to ask this question here. Im sure someone will be able to assist me.

My 4-speed tranny starts out in 2nd gear, does a smooth shift into 3rd, and a FAST harsh shift into 4th. If I manually shift to the '2' range and stop, it will start out in 1st. When I shift it to '3,' it will shift to 2nd gear, and quickly shift to 3rd... and so on.

There is vacuum at the modulator line end of the hose.

Here's the question, Do you think my modulator is defective?

I know they dont last forever, and in Fords that I have owned, and still own, modulator replacements are common and easy to do.

The tranny has a 2 second delay before it shifts into either drive or reverse. I have drained the tranny and torque converter, and refilled with fresh fluid. It made no difference.

I am really loving driving this car. It is definitely a keeper.

Bruce

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My first Mercedes Benz. 4/6/07.

1984 190E (201 024) 2.3L four.