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ksing44 · #8 03-18-2007, 06:14 PM

Well, I took the car out again after it cooled down. It seems it isn’t fixed. I would say that it has improved, but it isn’t fixed. The slightly later shift seems to improve the firmness of the shift, so there seems to be less flair, but it is still there.

Now I wonder if the vacuum modulator adjustment might help. I don’t think that one will be as easy for me to get to. I am going to ask my indy when I go to have my snow tires removed. Hopefully they will have had some experience with this kind of thing and they will be able to fine-tune the shifts. It does seem like it might be an art of trial and error to get it just right.

Perhaps the fluid flush really did dislodge some grit that was keeping things shifting properly, as I have read other s comment about in these forums. Perhaps I really do have some wear and no amount of adjustment will completely fix the problem. It is really not so terrible, so I may be able to drive like this for years. It may be just like the head gasket and timing cover leaks that have been OK for over a year.

One of these days I am going to fix the leaks. I just wanted to wait until I hadn’t already dumped a bunch of money into the car for some other things. When I first had the leaks diagnosed, I had just paid for a new water pump and the kickdown actuator stuff with the transmission. Just recently it was a new exhaust and I also have to do the brakes, since the brake light came on last week. I am trying to keep my car on a budget of about $2000.00 per year, so the head gasket, timing cover gasket, and wiring harness will probably shoot the load for any given year.

Thanks again for your help.