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Originally Posted by les_garten
I have a '88 300TE. It starts out in 2nd. Only goes to first if I floor it. Is that normal? What is Late vs Early model? It looks like that is determined by how many springs are in the stock accumulators?
If my starting out in 2nd is not normal, How do I fix it? It seems like it is correct the way it feels.
Because it starts out in 2nd, that made me originally think my problem was a bad Flared 2-3, but it is actually a Flared 3-4. I figured that out by moving it manually into third after the flared shift and it downshifted.
So I don't really have a 1st gear unless it is floored.
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Depending on the model year, yes, some cars start in 2nd gear. It sounds like this is normal for your '88 300TE. I believe you can make it start in 1st gear at part throttle by moving the shift lever back to "2" or "L" when at a stop light, waiting a second or two, and moving it back to "D". Then it should start in 1st gear without flooring it, just for that one start. At any rate, if it doesn't bother you, I'd leave it alone...
