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free-revving in gear


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I've been driving my mom's 1992 Lumina that, maybe 2 or 3 times daily will free-rev as you pull away from a stop sign, or round a corner slowly. 4 times in 5, it takes me shifting quickly to neutral, then back to a forward gear to make the transmission engage again. Any ideas? My mechanic thought a valve may be sticking and I'm correcting it manually. Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, all!

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I've seen a few non E t460's do this. I've posted before TransX fixes it every time. Gear selector at 3 and no OD and it'll function perfectly. You might notice that when in OD and you coast down and come to a stop, when you would expect the 2-1 down shift and get some engine braking, its in neutral and not first gear. My theory is it typically occurs if the car sat for a while, especially through a winter that varnish and gum buildup occurs in the transmission. People I've seen this happen too all had a story where this was a scenario.... good thing is as I said, transx fixed it up after about 50 miles of driving every time.

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  • 3 weeks later...

Nah, tranny fluid's up. Thanks, Mark! Momma says it's functioning smoothly :thumbsup: love this car, by the way...when mom drove to work, I just watched her cruise away in it and listened to the exhaust :D

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