Re: 91 Accord transmission question
 

On Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:03:21 GMT, "N.E.Ohio Bob" <rgstroud@neo.rr.com>
wrote:

>dgk wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Hard to physically shift. It works fine once it gets in gear. I might
>> have to pull it two or three times but it always has moved.
>
> Time for a shift cable. Common on these cars. bob

Sounds easy. Then I keep the car. The exhaust is noisy but that's
likely because I used a cheap exhaust system.

Re: 91 Accord transmission question
 

dgk wrote:

> The transmission (auto) is getting difficult to shift into drive from
> park. The car was just through a bit of a flood that killed the ECU
> but that is fixed and this was a problem before that happened.
>
> I guess I need to bring it into a transmission shop to check out but I
> know nothing about what to check on my own for this. I'm trying to
> decide if I need to get a new(er) car.

One possibility: Have someone check to see if your brake lights come on when
you press the brake pedal before attempting to shift out of Park. If the
lights don't come on and you can't shift out of Park, the problem is a worn
stop lamp switch. This problem is not unusual for this version of Accord.

Re: 91 Accord transmission question
 

dgk wrote:

> The transmission (auto) is getting difficult to shift into drive from
> park. The car was just through a bit of a flood that killed the ECU
> but that is fixed and this was a problem before that happened.
>
> I guess I need to bring it into a transmission shop to check out but I
> know nothing about what to check on my own for this. I'm trying to
> decide if I need to get a new(er) car.

One possibility: Have someone check to see if your brake lights come on when
you press the brake pedal before attempting to shift out of Park. If the
lights don't come on and you can't shift out of Park, the problem is a worn
stop lamp switch. This problem is not unusual for this version of Accord.

Re: 91 Accord transmission question
 

dgk wrote:

> The transmission (auto) is getting difficult to shift into drive from
> park. The car was just through a bit of a flood that killed the ECU
> but that is fixed and this was a problem before that happened.
>
> I guess I need to bring it into a transmission shop to check out but I
> know nothing about what to check on my own for this. I'm trying to
> decide if I need to get a new(er) car.

One possibility: Have someone check to see if your brake lights come on when
you press the brake pedal before attempting to shift out of Park. If the
lights don't come on and you can't shift out of Park, the problem is a worn
stop lamp switch. This problem is not unusual for this version of Accord.