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

 

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

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

On 18 Dec 2006 01:06:09 -0800, "akes" <dsg01@webmail.co.za> 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?

Is your transmission named Melba? Cuz it's toast.

 

On 18 Dec 2006 01:06:09 -0800, "akes" <dsg01@webmail.co.za> 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?

Is your transmission named Melba? Cuz it's toast.

 

On 18 Dec 2006 01:06:09 -0800, "akes" <dsg01@webmail.co.za> 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?

Is your transmission named Melba? Cuz it's toast.

 

On 18 Dec 2006 01:06:09 -0800, "akes" <dsg01@webmail.co.za> 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?

Is your transmission named Melba? Cuz it's toast.