1998 Plymouth Voyager transmission

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tequila_scotty - 22 Feb 2008 02:45 GMT

Sorry if this is a duplicate post - I couldn't find in archives.

I have a Voyager van with about 175,000 kilometres on it (about 125K
miles ??).

I live in the snow belt. In the morning and sporadically the
transmission will act up. It will go into reverse or drive and work
fine for a bit. At the first stop - about a block - the transmission
feels as it goes into neutral. Press the gas and the engine races.
After a minute the transmission will engage and the van is fine for
the rest of the day. It is not slipping - it is just like it is in
neutral.

Any thoughts before I go the the shop and they suggest a $2000 rebuild
unit??

Thanks
Scotty

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Mike - 22 Feb 2008 03:35 GMT

> Sorry if this is a duplicate post - I couldn't find in archives.
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Check the fluid level, it could be low on fluid. It could also be caused by
a dirty trans filter, when was the fluid and filter last serviced. If you have
an electronicaly controlled trans you might want to have it scanned for codes.

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tequila_scotty - 22 Feb 2008 04:21 GMT

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Thanks Mike:

Fluid was first thing checked - sorry not to note it. It has been
recently changed - but not the filter. I guess I can do that but
didn't want to if the thought if the whole transmission has gone
south.

Thanks
Scotty

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