On 2005-11-12, jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote:
> Chuck wrote:
>> On 2005-11-11, 'Curly Q. Links' <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Chuck wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 2005-11-10, 'Curly Q. Links' <motsco__@interbaun.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Chuck wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>The transmission in my 91 Civic vibrates/shutters when shifting to
>>>>>>second gear. All other gears seem fine. Anyone know of a quick fix?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>My Ford F-150 has done the exact same thing when shifting to overdrive
>>>>>>for the last 70,000 miles. That one I believe is a sticky solenoid, but
>>>>>>it has never stranded me.
>>>>>
>>>>>------------------------
>>>>>
>>>>>We don't know the mileage, and we can't tell when the tranny fluid was
>>>>>last changed . . . While you're checking the level, wipe some on a sheet
>>>>>of paper to check the color, and sniff it.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>The thing has 141K miles on it. The fluid didn't look bad, but I
>>>>replaced it with Honda fluid.
>>>>
>>>
>>>------------------------------
>>>
>>>Keep in mind you replace less than half of the fluid each time you do a
>>>drain-n-fill. I do it twice, a few days a part. Many guys say to do it
>>>three times. I'm cheap so I just try to be very thorough when I do it
>>>twice :-)
>>>
>>>'Curly'
>>
>>
>>
>> This probably isn't related, but I'm wondering what the sensor on the
>> front of the transmission does. It's located below the distributor near
>> the cooling lines. It appears to have been tampered with or at least
>> wrenched on with same set of forsaken tools that have rounded half the
>> bolts on this car already.
>
> that's the shift solenoid.
>


Hmmmm, I wonder if that thing could act up in second gear only. I'm no
transmission expert, but it almost seem like the torque converter is
locking up when it attempt to shift to second gear.

Anyways, this shift solenoid was completely covered in oil/sludge before
I changed the head gasket. I wonder if I'm just throwing money away if I
went and snagged the one off that Civic that I saw in the boneyard.