Hello,
]I was driving on the highway tonight and at first it seemed like I was losing power intermittently for a few seconds, but then my RPMs went really high. I pulled over and drove a little more and realized that the automatic transmission will no longer shift into 4th. It had shifted me to 3rd. Otherwise, from a start it seems to shift like it used to from 2nd to 3rd, but never makes it to 4th. I tried shifting the lever around a bit, but could not get anything to change. It seems like I am clicking into the 4th position, but the car just won't go into 4th at any speed.

I know my shift linkage has been feeling pretty loose. (Sometimes even when it is in PARK I have to push the shifter all the way back so I can start the car.) Also, I have been noticing that the car will often shift straight from 2nd to 4th unless I have plenty of pressure on the pedal. If the pedal is almost to the floor it used to shift through the gears fine. Before the happened I could shift fine manually if I needed to, but it was definitely loose.

I am hoping this is only a linkage problem and nothing worse.

In the manual under diagnosis: "Transmission with not change to 4th gear in selector lever position 4."

It says
1. Stepped pressure too low
2. Sleeve 16 stuck
3. Ball valve between regulating pump and secondary pump leaks.

I'm not sure what this is. Does anyone have any ideas? What is "Sleeve 16?" My guess is that is the 3-4 valve. I'm not sure what to check for the 1-3 above.

Is there any hope? Could this be an adjustment? Is there anything I can check? Could my double-acting solenoid that hasn't ever been "acting" have some effect on this?

Help. Thanks

Eddie

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1965 220SEb Manual