Don Foster wrote:

> So it's a manual tranny, not an automatic? (The manual has 4 gears

> before OD shifts, the automatic has three gears before OD engages.)

I smell logic in the wind ;-)

> A "slushy" manual tranny?

yes, when cold it seems as though the oil is too viscous.. almost

as if it were "slushy".

> When it refuses to shift into OD, is the indicator light on or off?

> Does the light track with the lazy OD?

the OD and the light work fine.. it just won't let me turn it on

until the trans is hot.

> "...replace the trans oil with a thinner grade?"

> Maybe - this might be a good reason to use Amsoil, since

> synthetics are more temperature-stable than regular oil.

yeah, this is what I'm worried about. it's not as cold as it's

going to get, and I don't want to have any more trouble with it.

I've gone through the service records, and I can't find a trans

oil change in there anyplace, so I gather that it's still on the

original goop. the engine is filled with Valvoline Syntech (

so I discovered), and that seems to be doing a great job.

any thoughts on using a valvoline synth in the trans?

I can't find any amsoil in my area.

> Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)

John Liles (right the *%$@ in the middle of Memphis, TN)