jim beam wrote:
> N.E.Ohio Bob wrote:
>
>> akes wrote:
>>
>>> akes wrote:
>>>
>>>> hi...hope someone can help..on staturday while driving i stopped @ a
>>>> 4-way and when i accelerated away it wanted to shift from 2nd to third
>>>> i just got high revs and the car started coasting to a stop...i can rev
>>>> it but nothing happens..no gears....weird thing is when i start it up
>>>> again i can gets gears but after a little while gears drop again and
>>>> all i can do is just rev....
>>>>
>>>> does anybody have any ideas?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> its a 1990 accord with 200k miles on it
>>>
>> If it's an automatic (the transmission shifts for you and there
>> isn't a clutch pedal) get ready to find someone who can replace the
>> transmission with a rebuilt unit. Or you can get another '90 Accord
>> for the same price. bob
>
>
> using my psychic powers, i can see that it's a stick and he's got a leak
> in the clutch fluid... shame it's not wednesday.

I'm going with automatic,as a close read of the message reveals that"it
wanted to shift......".
I may be wrong. It has happened before, many years ago. bob