3 spd. auto tranny

[murari@umiacs.UMD.EDU (Murari Srinivasan)]

I'm not sure if the 3 spd auto on the '90 200T is
the same as the one on my '85 5000S (or similar,
even), but if it is, I would advice owners to be
*very* careful. Perform your fluid changes very
regularly, and inspect the seals that you've already
talked about.

I had the tranny refuse to go intto second gear about
a year ago after a long 8 hour drive (maybe the tranny
got overheated and a certain valve in the hydraulic 
circuits seized up), and its been that way ever since.
I've had 1-3 and 3-1 shifts ever since.

I've also heard of many other people who've had trouble
with that transmission.

Murari.