Re: [DML] Automatic shifting troubles

[jordan rubin <nuttenschleuder@xxxx>]

I have to put my two cents in here because I too have
been blessed/cursed with an automatic.

Flame away at will

There werent many options available for me at the
time of purchase considering that my car was in near
perfect condition, with no major problems and no frame
rust. That being said, I have come to the conclusion
that the only delorean folks who would really enjoy an
automatic (best suited for them) would be.

1. People who cant drive stick, naturally

2. Daily driver folks who drive the belt parkway from
staten island to brooklyn daily

3. Those occasional drivers who are so worried about
driving the car that having an automatic is less to
focus on while driving.


Those in the group may remember back in may that i
was considering a transmission swapout for the 5 speed
and was urged not to do it because of the volume of
work required and modification to the frame. That
being said I could see no reason to destroy an
original perfectly good car to swap out a working
transmission.

If I could find a delorean that was at the same
quality as mine and a 5 speed id trade it tommorrow,
because at the end of the day, even though it works,
its an automatic, its less powerfull and less economic
than the 5 speed, and quite frankly less fun to drive.
Elvis ruined me when he threw me the keys to his 81 5
speed 2 weeks ago at my house.

Speaking of Elvis, he rebuilds the AT gov and would be
a good person to speak to if your having AT computer
problems in Europe. He had showed me his lab setup to
test at fix these modules.

I love owning and driving my delorean but no matter
how good the car is, or how it looks, or engine
condition etc. It will always be inferior to a
5speed plain and simple.

BTW, Ill be damned if I will ever fix all of the
leaks on that thing, im almost half tempted to RTV the
auto pan seal to stop that beast from leaking.

AAAHHHH NOOO dont clog the Transmission filter with
RTV, yeah I know.


Anyway, that my thoughts and im stickin to it.

thanx

Jordan 11613 auto




--- Video Bob <videobob@xxxx> wrote:
> I have a simular problem, except on my car (VIN
> 5278, gray auto)
> it will shift from 1st to 2nd OK, but will not go
> into 3rd unless you floor 
> it and then let off.
> This only started happening the other day when it
> got really cold.
> After about 5-10 minutes when it warms up, and
> finally goes into 3rd,
> it is fine again until you let it sit and cool off.
> I know that my transmission fluid is "burnt" and
> have been urged not to 
> change it
> until I am ready for a rebuild.
> I don't know if MY problem is fluid related, or
> computer related.
> - VB
> >
> >Ok, I have sent this to select individuals already,
> but I'm going to shout 
> >this one out to everyone just for
> suggestions/ideas.
> >
> >
> >This is the problem I have everyone.
> >
> >The first 10 minutes or so, she drives perfectly,
> shifting from 1st to 2nd 
> >to 3rd with no problem. However, once the car has
> had about 3 miles down 
> >the road, I will have the car in 1st going down the
> road and it sticks in 
> >1st. If I try to accelerate, I get nothing but
> engine reving; the engine 
> >simply will not go from 1st to 2nd - it is solidly
> stuck in 1st. When 
> >trying to go to 2nd, it's almost as if it's in
> neutral, and you can hold 
> >the pedal down all you want - it will not go from
> 1st to 2nd. IF I come to 
> >a complete stop and hit the accelerator, she will
> drive no problem but only 
> >in 1st gear; the car will simply not go to 2nd or
> 3rd What I don't 
> >understand is it works just fine the 1st 10 minutes
> or the first 2-3 
> >miles...then all of a sudden that problem pops up.
> >
> >This sounds to me like the solenoids/computer
> governor may have gone bad, 
> >what does everyone else think? This is also, of
> course,why I'm thinking 
> >about having the computer governor rebuilt. Thank
> you for your time 
> >everyone.
> >
> >
> >
> >Jeremiah
> >
> >Vin #03299
> >
> >
> 
>
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