Hello All,
New to the forum as having purchased a 1987 300TD about a year ago.
Car has been driving GREAT all summer long after re-locating to RI from CA.
It is starting to get a little colder now in the mornings here in the East, and perhaps this is the problem? Last Sunday I went to go driving in the early morning, let her warm up as usual for about 3 min and put in reverse, backed out of the driveway and went off on my way. About a 1/2 mile later stopped at the bank, put in park and let idle as waiting at ATM. Went to put in D and engine revved but no forward movement. No grinding or noise just no movement. Put in 2 and drove off, put in 3 then D, no problems until I slowed down to corner, then it would rev and not go forward until dropped into 3 or 2. Went home. Took to a transmission shop about 5 miles down the road in Bristol RI and it drove fine doing the 3 to D shifting, but would do the rev no go when starting from a slow or stop. Mechanic has looked at it and says can't find any thing wrong with it and has only done that once the past 2 days he has been driving it, he does not no what seems to be the problem. SO...... any ideas ? Good Mechanic in the RI area ? Things to look for ? It has about 250K and has no symptoms leading up to this problem at all. Thanks for any leads or answers. cheers,