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Corsica Transmission problems... UGH I HATE THIS CAR!!

5.0Flareside

5.0Flareside

GingaNinja
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ok guys.. the trans is going. Quick... it has all the gears.. trans fluid smells good, only bout a half quart low... 3 days ago was full... and over the past 4 or 5 days its been slipping in and out of overdrive into 3rd..... and now today its neutraling out when shifting into overdrive, and its neutraling out when hitting the brakes...

idk whats going on... just seems super weird it only started less than a week ago and its gotten this bad this quick..

this POS is cursed..
 
Blue Goose

Blue Goose

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Fenton, Missouri
Are you looking for suggestions or sympathy? [confused]
 
DNFXDLI

DNFXDLI

The Token Canadian
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And where does sympathy lie in the dictionary?
 
nobodyspecial

nobodyspecial

Fire in the hole...
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ND
Ahh, I remember the days of you saying how great a car this was. what did you trade for it again?
 
Blue Goose

Blue Goose

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Fenton, Missouri
OK Chris, have you ever changed the transmission fluid? If not, do you know how long it's been since it was changed? From personal experience, I was made a believer. The friction modifiers get tired in the old fluid and fresh (in my case) cured the problem. Also, your pickup screen might be clogged with the gunkies and (I'm not familiar with the Corsica) during the change you might be able to access the pickup screen and clean/replace it.
 
dragogt

dragogt

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Blue Goose said:
OK Chris, have you ever changed the transmission fluid? If not, do you know how long it's been since it was changed? From personal experience, I was made a believer. The friction modifiers get tired in the old fluid and fresh (in my case) cured the problem. Also, your pickup screen might be clogged with the gunkies and (I'm not familiar with the Corsica) during the change you might be able to access the pickup screen and clean/replace it.
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Last time I changed a trans filter on a new to me it craped out...
 
LEB Ben

LEB Ben

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This thread brings the funnay in so many ways. But I'll spare the flaming and jokes. From what limited knowledge I have about transmissions, especially chevy transmissions, any band adjustments? Beyond that, I'd advise a fluid change with the correct fluid as well, but not a complete flush...it's been my experience that that can cause gunk that's keeping stuff in place to dislodge and cause old trannies to crap out.


Beyond that, can you turn off the OD or manually put the selector in drive? Seems a lot cheaper and at the very least buy some time. Shouldn't be that much worse on gas unless you're constantly over the 45mph mark.
 
taxreliever

taxreliever

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Maine
The ranger looks nice, but considering the economy, if you could get a bank loan and cash shop personal sales, you could get a similar truck with maybe 70k+ miles on the clock for more than half that cost. Of course, if you don't mind spending the extra cash, than go with this....I just personally don't see a ton of difference between 57k and 70 or 80k. You'll most likely be up to the 70k-80k next year this time anyways.
 
73F100Shortbed

73F100Shortbed

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I bet someone wishes they kept a certain white 88 Ford :wasntme:
 

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