[MBZ] tranny bumps

2006-03-07 Thread jjayj

my '86 300sdl is running great, especially now that all four tires match...but 
the tranny acted up the other day and i'm looking for ideas...

it ran very well for 200 miles at highway speeds, then when we pulled off, 
stopped, and tried to start up, it hesitated(rpm's went up) and then thunked 
into gear...

then the next time after 6 hours of highway driving, stopped, and wouldn't go 
(just rpm's rising) in drive and 3rd...but it would take off in 2nd and then 
everything worked...so i ck'd the fluid and added about a cup...all things 
working again, almost

while pushing hard on accelerator, everything works smooth and goes up thru the 
gears...but as i coast in town, sometimes it shifts down with a bit of a bump 
or thump...and likewise if i add pressure on the accelerator a bit...seems not 
as smooth as it should be...

any ideas?

thanx
john
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On Mar 7, 2006, at 11:10 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 The bidders must think this panel is exclusive to the 6.9, which is  
 how it
 is listed.  It sure looks like all the rest of the 116s with ACC.

 Jim  Friesen


I see 107, 116, 123 listed before the 6.9. I would not think it is  
exclusive to the 6.9 by reading the listing

Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am



Re: [MBZ] tranny bumps

2006-03-07 Thread John Berryman


On Mar 7, 2006, at 11:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

while pushing hard on accelerator, everything works smooth and goes  
up thru the gears...but as i coast in town, sometimes it shifts  
down with a bit of a bump or thump...and likewise if i add pressure  
on the accelerator a bit...seems not as smooth as it should be...


any ideas?

thanx
john



	This indicates a lack of vacuum to the modulator or a defective or  
misadjusted modulator. Your upshifts must be harsh too.


Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am



Re: [MBZ] tranny bumps

2006-03-07 Thread Jim Cathey
while pushing hard on accelerator, everything works smooth and goes up 
thru the gears...but as i coast in town, sometimes it shifts down with 
a bit of a bump or thump...and likewise if i add pressure on the 
accelerator a bit...seems not as smooth as it should be...


The vacuum control valve on the IP may be bad, misconnected,
or misadjusted.  Ours was.  If you unhook the line to the
tranny and shifts get hard, and hook the line to straight
vacuum and they get soft then the tranny itself is OK.

-- Jim