Well I just got back from the tranny shop and he says its internal a
snap wring or something in that area, when it goes to shift into 3rd
it goes out to lunch, says the sensors are all fine. He sees this
problem quite often. about $800 plus tax as long as nothing else is
wrong in there, he does some other things while he is in there, I
forget what else.
I trust the place, one of the only ones around I do trust.

On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:42:16 -0400, Len G >
wrote:

>Yes I just found part of that thread and was reading it last night, I
>am off to a place now that will read it for me, in second gear about
>an hours drive I think.
>If you know what they are worth or have a link to what I should look
>at could you email me off list unless you want everyone to know what
>should be used.
>
>Thanks
>
>Len
>
>
>On 7 Jul 2005 21:30:41 -0700, wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>Len G wrote:
>>> Well guys here we go.
>>>
>>> 1993 Grand Caravan
>>> 3.3 Liter
>>> Bought it with 153,000Km
>>> found out later it had 304,000Km on it
>>> when it was sold 6 or 7 months before we bought it
>>> now has 234,000Km according to the odometer.
>>>
>>> Was out today drove it about 20 some odd miles when I went off the
>>> highway onto a side road and when I stepped on it to pick up speed it
>>> went into never never land, dropped it into 3rd then 1rst and still
>>> nothing then back into D and then a few seconds later it went into
>>> limp mode.
>>> Works great in 2nd in limp mode
>>> if I leave it sit not running for about 5 minutes it will go into
>>> drive and will seem to be fine for about 300 - 500 feet, it will start
>>> in first then shift to 2nd and before it can get to a 3rd shift point
>>> it goes into never never land and then after a few seconds into limp
>>> mode.
>>>
>>> So does this sound like it needs a fluid and filter change to cure it
>>> or could I be looking at some major trouble?
>>>
>>> It runs fine otherwise even with close to or just over 400,000Km on
>>> it.
>>
>>
>>Get it scanned. Scantools that can read the transmission fault
>>codes are now very cheap on Ebay - you do need to know what to buy -
>>but I don't think your going to wait a couple weeks with the van
>>not working in order to get one of these. See my post titled "sick
>>41TE" just a few days ago for a similar problem.
>>
>>Ted