Most likely its the computer governor. It's actually about the cheapest thing to repair on the automatic (other than routine maintenance). And if you keep driving it this way, you'll toast the internal clutches and increase the repair cost exponentially. Git 'er- done. . . . . Dave S --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kevin Heller <howdyhoho@...> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > My DeLorean has an automatic transmission in it. I had > it in for inspection this past week and my mechanic > tells me the reason the car is sluggish upon startup > is because it's starting in second gear, not first. > Even pulling the stick down into first does not put > the car into first gear. So it seems she's always > stuck in second. > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/