A guy I know (but I won't say who) had this problem. He checked his
transmission oil level and found it dangerously low. When he refilled
to the proper level, the problem went away.
Bob Johnson (in this case also known as Obvious Man)
BJ8
On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Dave Porter <frogeye@porterscustom.com>
wrote:
> Peter,
> While I don't know it all, I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last week.
> Your description of it re-engaging with diminished RPM's and visa-versa
> says the kick down switch is improperly adjusted, but after the rest of the
> symptoms are stated I would say that the rings on the accumulator piston
AND
> the operating pistons are in play. Like perhaps there is enough galling on
> the bore walls to displace the rings enough to diminish pressure. It's
> pretty hard to diagnose these things with out disassembly. They are pretty
> dumb units. Either there is pressure to engage it or not. So if the pump
> pumps and the valve opens it works assuming everything else is WNL of wear.
> Dave
>
> frogeye@porterscustom.com
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