sonrise8020
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When I first start in the morning 1st gear (or reverse for that matter) takes a lot of gas and the rpm's up over 3000 to get moving even slightly. As the weather here in ChiTown is getting colder it is getting more and more difficult to move...letting it idle for 3-4 minutes with the rpm's at 2500 seems to help but not fully. Once I do begin moving it jerks really bad to get into first (or reverse).
However, once the car is "warmed up" and the engine temp at 190 it rides and shifts gears pretty smoothly and with no jerk. This past sunday it did not want shift into the top gear when traveling over 50...
1) if I did not know better and it was a manual, I would immediately think it was a clutch problem
2) the original owner changed the trans fluid at about 80k and I am now at 150k so I am not sure that it is a "flush" that's needed
3) could it possibly be fuel related and have something to do with the fuel filter?
Thank you, in advance, for your help. I have never posted on this forum.
However, once the car is "warmed up" and the engine temp at 190 it rides and shifts gears pretty smoothly and with no jerk. This past sunday it did not want shift into the top gear when traveling over 50...
1) if I did not know better and it was a manual, I would immediately think it was a clutch problem
2) the original owner changed the trans fluid at about 80k and I am now at 150k so I am not sure that it is a "flush" that's needed
3) could it possibly be fuel related and have something to do with the fuel filter?
Thank you, in advance, for your help. I have never posted on this forum.