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No clutch then what is the problem?
I have a 1991 Honda Accord Wagon. It is an automatic. I live on a slight
hill. When I pull out of my driveway and try to drive up this hill the car goes up the hill very very slow. I push on the gas harder and harder and the car gets louder but it goes up the hill very slow as if it was a cluth problem which it does not have as it it an automatic. However, when I drive on a flat surface there is no problem and after driving on a flat surface for about a minute and then going up the same hill there is no problem. Can someone PLEASE clue me in on what is going on and what I can do? Even my mechanic is a bit puzzled. Dave |
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news.covad.net wrote:
> I have a 1991 Honda Accord Wagon. It is an automatic. I live on a slight > hill. When I pull out of my driveway and try to drive up this hill the car > goes up the hill very very slow. I push on the gas harder and harder and the > car gets louder but it goes up the hill very slow as if it was a cluth > problem which it does not have as it it an automatic. > > However, when I drive on a flat surface there is no problem and after > driving on a flat surface for about a minute and then going up the same hill > there is no problem. > > Can someone PLEASE clue me in on what is going on and what I can do? Even my > mechanic is a bit puzzled. > > Dave ========================= Dave, Automatic trannies need clean, fresh fluid to keep them from chewing their (very costly) guts out. Honda trannies only work correctly with Honda fluid. At what mileage did you last change the fluid? What is the mileage now. How full is the fluid, and does it smell? Is it translucent red, or brown? Your Owner's manual tells you how to check some of this stuff. 'Curly' |
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Transmission fluid changed one year back at 94k and it is 104k now. Don't
even know how to check transmission fluid color. "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ > wrote in message ... > news.covad.net wrote: > > I have a 1991 Honda Accord Wagon. It is an automatic. I live on a slight > > hill. When I pull out of my driveway and try to drive up this hill the car > > goes up the hill very very slow. I push on the gas harder and harder and the > > car gets louder but it goes up the hill very slow as if it was a cluth > > problem which it does not have as it it an automatic. > > > > However, when I drive on a flat surface there is no problem and after > > driving on a flat surface for about a minute and then going up the same hill > > there is no problem. > > > > Can someone PLEASE clue me in on what is going on and what I can do? Even my > > mechanic is a bit puzzled. > > > > Dave > > ========================= > Dave, > > Automatic trannies need clean, fresh fluid to keep them from chewing > their (very costly) guts out. Honda trannies only work correctly with > Honda fluid. At what mileage did you last change the fluid? What is the > mileage now. How full is the fluid, and does it smell? Is it translucent > red, or brown? > > Your Owner's manual tells you how to check some of this stuff. > > 'Curly' > > |
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news.covad.net wrote:
> Transmission fluid changed one year back at 94k and it is 104k now. Don't > even know how to check transmission fluid color. > > "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ > wrote in message > ... > >>news.covad.net wrote: >> >>>I have a 1991 Honda Accord Wagon. It is an automatic. I live on a slight >>>hill. When I pull out of my driveway and try to drive up this hill the >> > car > >>>goes up the hill very very slow. I push on the gas harder and harder and >> > the > >>>car gets louder but it goes up the hill very slow as if it was a cluth >>>problem which it does not have as it it an automatic. >>> >>>However, when I drive on a flat surface there is no problem and after >>>driving on a flat surface for about a minute and then going up the same >> > hill > >>>there is no problem. >>> >>>Can someone PLEASE clue me in on what is going on and what I can do? >> > Even my > >>>mechanic is a bit puzzled. >>> >>>Dave >> >>========================= >>Dave, >> >>Automatic trannies need clean, fresh fluid to keep them from chewing >>their (very costly) guts out. Honda trannies only work correctly with >>Honda fluid. At what mileage did you last change the fluid? What is the >>mileage now. How full is the fluid, and does it smell? Is it translucent >>red, or brown? >> >>Your Owner's manual tells you how to check some of this stuff. >> >>'Curly' >> =============== When you wipe the little dipstick off, use a Kleenex, and see what color / smell is like. If you top it up, make sure to add just a bit. It's not like adding oil to the engine. A bit goes a long way. If it was something other than Honda Z1 ATF that was used, your tranny may be damaged. 'Curly' |
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"news.covad.net" > wrote in message servers.com>...
> Transmission fluid changed one year back at 94k and it is 104k now. Don't > even know how to check transmission fluid color. bad tranny computer. it's stuck in 3rd gear. pull the shifter back to 1 and try it, it will override the tcm. Chip |
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Well Curl, you were certainly right. My mechanic got rid of the old
transmission and put in the good stuff that you recommended and now the purrs like a kitten on that hill. "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ > wrote in message ... > news.covad.net wrote: > > Transmission fluid changed one year back at 94k and it is 104k now. Don't > > even know how to check transmission fluid color. > > > > "motsco_ _" <"motsco_ > wrote in message > > ... > > > >>news.covad.net wrote: > >> > >>>I have a 1991 Honda Accord Wagon. It is an automatic. I live on a slight > >>>hill. When I pull out of my driveway and try to drive up this hill the > >> > > car > > > >>>goes up the hill very very slow. I push on the gas harder and harder and > >> > > the > > > >>>car gets louder but it goes up the hill very slow as if it was a cluth > >>>problem which it does not have as it it an automatic. > >>> > >>>However, when I drive on a flat surface there is no problem and after > >>>driving on a flat surface for about a minute and then going up the same > >> > > hill > > > >>>there is no problem. > >>> > >>>Can someone PLEASE clue me in on what is going on and what I can do? > >> > > Even my > > > >>>mechanic is a bit puzzled. > >>> > >>>Dave > >> > >>========================= > >>Dave, > >> > >>Automatic trannies need clean, fresh fluid to keep them from chewing > >>their (very costly) guts out. Honda trannies only work correctly with > >>Honda fluid. At what mileage did you last change the fluid? What is the > >>mileage now. How full is the fluid, and does it smell? Is it translucent > >>red, or brown? > >> > >>Your Owner's manual tells you how to check some of this stuff. > >> > >>'Curly' > >> > > > =============== > > When you wipe the little dipstick off, use a Kleenex, and see what color > / smell is like. If you top it up, make sure to add just a bit. It's not > like adding oil to the engine. A bit goes a long way. > > If it was something other than Honda Z1 ATF that was used, your tranny > may be damaged. > > 'Curly' > |
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news.covad.net wrote:
> Well Curl, you were certainly right. My mechanic got rid of the old > transmission ((fluid))and put in the good stuff that you recommended and now the > purrs like a kitten on that hill. > > ======================= Great . . . . I thought Chip's answer was the better one (it is 99.9 % of the time) :-) Glad it didn't cost too much either. 'Curly' |
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