Hi, all:

My tranny problems have been solved. My ATF level was "too low" and that's why I could not see the fluid level. I felt a little stupid, checking the fluid level really should be the first place, and easiest, to check. Since I spent $$$ and had the car thoroughly, so I thought, checked and serviced by a local mechanic I assumed he checked all fluid level including ATF. How wrong could that be?Once I slowly adding up the ATF I began to see the fluid level registered on the dipstick. I ended up adding about 2- 1/4 quarts of ATF to the tranny. Once the level is correct, all my tranny problems are gone. Now tha car runs smoothly.

Do you know if the extremely low ATF has already done some real damage to the tranny? By the way, how much ATF should the tranny take?

Thank you all for great tips and I certainly have learned a lot.

DL