Tataocb
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- Location
- Houston, TX
- My Car
- 1973 Mustang Convertible 351C 2v, auto.
This is my first time owning an FMX car. I have had a 302 with C4 and 351W with toploader in my previous 2 Mustangs. I have a couple of questions, but will address one issue at a time.
When I pull the car out of the garage and into the driveway I've experienced the following symptom. The driveway has a small slope to it. So if I put the car in neutral, it will go backwards. So when I have it in reverse and pull out, I shift into Drive while the car still has momentum and is going backwards, and it behaves as if it were in Neutral even if I give it a little gas (so it keeps rolling back). If on the other hand, I back out, come to a complete stop, and then shift into Drive, then I can feel the transmission engage and it moves forward as expected. I have not tried to replicate this since the last time this happened which was about a month ago.
I have also noticed, twice, that in the same right turn to come out of my subdivision, while turning, its like the tranny goes into Neutral (while in Drive), and then engages again a couple seconds later.This happened probably about a month ago as well. I have driven it 2 or 3 times after that, and have not had any issues in that right turn.
The rest of the time, it has not shown any other signs of slippage or issues while driving. I have checked the fluid level (with the engine running), and it is fine. Does this mean the tranny is starting to slip and might be due for a rebuild?
When I pull the car out of the garage and into the driveway I've experienced the following symptom. The driveway has a small slope to it. So if I put the car in neutral, it will go backwards. So when I have it in reverse and pull out, I shift into Drive while the car still has momentum and is going backwards, and it behaves as if it were in Neutral even if I give it a little gas (so it keeps rolling back). If on the other hand, I back out, come to a complete stop, and then shift into Drive, then I can feel the transmission engage and it moves forward as expected. I have not tried to replicate this since the last time this happened which was about a month ago.
I have also noticed, twice, that in the same right turn to come out of my subdivision, while turning, its like the tranny goes into Neutral (while in Drive), and then engages again a couple seconds later.This happened probably about a month ago as well. I have driven it 2 or 3 times after that, and have not had any issues in that right turn.
The rest of the time, it has not shown any other signs of slippage or issues while driving. I have checked the fluid level (with the engine running), and it is fine. Does this mean the tranny is starting to slip and might be due for a rebuild?