In article <9212280134.aa14948@Bonnie.ics.uci.edu> dpark@Bonnie.ICS.UCI.EDU writes:
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>I own a 1987 Nissan Maxima with 87000 miles. When my engine is cold(usually morning), the automatic transmission does not shift to third gear. It is only after about a mile later when the car is warmed up that it finally shifts to third and fourth gears. After the initial difficult shift, the car shifts to the third and fourth gears without any difficulty.
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>Is this something to be concerned about? Or is this common among older transmissions and something I should live with?
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I don't know alot about automatics, but my Maxima (87 75K) is the same
way. It doesn't take a mile to warm up, but may take a couple of
blocks to get into 3rd.
On the same subject, my Maxima has hard shifts at low to moderate
acceleration. Especially 'coasting' from 1st to 2nd. I expect
I will be needing some type of tranny work, but can anyone give me
some ideas on what and how much ($$)? It's a 4speed overdrive with
electronic torque converter lock-up.
Thanks.
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