Thanks Gilly,

Transmission questions are sort of on the back burner now, as the "Battery Charge" message is appearing every morning until the car is fully warmed up.

This started Sunday morning over in Las Vegas, so we stayed over an extra day and had it checked at Fletcher Jones MBZ there on Monday. Of course, the technician couldn't see it happening because by the time I had driven it the several miles to that agency, the trouble had cleared, and they could find no indications that there had been a problem, and no codes had been set. They did find a supposedly loose battery connection for which I guess I got off lucky. The charge was only $53.09!
I thought I was home free, but Wednesday morning it did it again, and again once more again this morning.

When this happens, the altenator tries to pick up the load, and it litterly makes the engine shake as there seems to be that much drag on the belt. But it won't stay charging, and the light comes on again. But after the temperature gauge is up to normal and the motor is shut off just once, when started up again, everything is fine for the remainder of the entire day.
But when it cools down as in overnight, here comes the problem again.

I have an appointment with the local Fletcher Jones in Newport Beach CA, and they'll keep it overnight if necessary, and I hope they can locate and correct the problem.

I hope that the problem is not some relay having to do with the glow plug system, as the late 606962s are rather scarce in these parts, and the tech might never have laid eyes on one.
Kind of hard for them when they have had little or no experince with these motors.

We shall see?

Thanks again.