[DML] Re: Questions on automatic transmissions

["stitsien" <stitsien@xxxxxxxx>]

My D shifts like any other auto IMHO, it's not light but it's not 
hard either.  It's been my observation that when they shift poorly 
either too soft or hard something is very very wrong inside. It may 
not fail for quite some time but when it does the damage will have 
been preventable by just pulling the trans and fixing/adjusting 
what's needed in the first place. That being said also check and make 
sure your computer is shifting properly.

Matt Stits,
Vin 0789 Currently for sale.

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Enid/Jeremiah 
<hispanicangeleyes@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hey everyone,
> 
> A couple questions.  I never really paid any attention
> to it, but I was wondering how a ideal working
> automatic transmission shifts.  Obviously,
> 1st->2nd->3rd, but what is its behavior?  Is it
> supposed to shift really hard and firmly, or does it
> shift softly like todays modern cars where one can
> barely feel a shift at all?  Would a change in
> temperature (summer vs winter weather) have a effect
> on the shifting patterns?  Also, when the automatic
> transmission downshifts, should you be able to really
> feel the downshifts or should it be really smooth and
> almost unnoticeable?  My car shifts up very firmly,
> and it downshifts from 2nd to 1st very firmly, but I
> don't really detect any downshifting from 3rd to 2nd.
> 
> One last thing.  Lately with the morning temperature
> in the mid 20's, I've noticed a high-pitched whine
> when going from first to second.  This is if the car
> is driven with no warm-up idle time.  Today, I let it
> warm up to about 160 degrees, and it doesn't make this
> noise driving down the street with warm up time.  Is
> this anything to take note about, or is this just how
> the car behaves when driven from a dead cold start in
> 25 degrees?
> 
> Thank you for your time.
> 
> Jeremiah
> 
> 
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