johnwartjr
Registered User
This car and I are having quite the love/hate relationship, as of late!
I've been doing a little bit of spirited driving lately. The new motor mounts are probably to blame, the car is actually a pleasure to drive lately. Or, perhaps I'm just enjoying the 'fruits of my labor', after putting so much time and $$ into the car lately.
Regardless, I'm seeing something that confuses me.
If I take off slowly, the car seems to shift around 3k RPM.
But, if I lay into the gas from a dead stop, and accelerate fast, the car seems to shift closer to 4500 RPM, and for 1-2 seconds, right before it shifts, the check gauge light comes on. Between 4k and 4500 RPM.
The transmission shifts, and the light goes out.
If I go easy on the gas, I never see the check gauge light. But, if I beat on it, it lights up just before the shift, then it shifts.
Just for the record, should anyone see this thread and not know my recent history, in the last month, I've done
-water pump
-ps pump
-thermostat
-plugs and wires
-motor mounts
-alternator
Any thoughts on what could be causing this? Anything I should look at? I have also noticed that my 'O/D Off' light in the dash no longer turns on and off. Haven't tried to figure out if the button is working or not.
I've been doing a little bit of spirited driving lately. The new motor mounts are probably to blame, the car is actually a pleasure to drive lately. Or, perhaps I'm just enjoying the 'fruits of my labor', after putting so much time and $$ into the car lately.
Regardless, I'm seeing something that confuses me.
If I take off slowly, the car seems to shift around 3k RPM.
But, if I lay into the gas from a dead stop, and accelerate fast, the car seems to shift closer to 4500 RPM, and for 1-2 seconds, right before it shifts, the check gauge light comes on. Between 4k and 4500 RPM.
The transmission shifts, and the light goes out.
If I go easy on the gas, I never see the check gauge light. But, if I beat on it, it lights up just before the shift, then it shifts.
Just for the record, should anyone see this thread and not know my recent history, in the last month, I've done
-water pump
-ps pump
-thermostat
-plugs and wires
-motor mounts
-alternator
Any thoughts on what could be causing this? Anything I should look at? I have also noticed that my 'O/D Off' light in the dash no longer turns on and off. Haven't tried to figure out if the button is working or not.