Re: Tranny - have to rev engine to go into reverse

[Chris Lemon <br00206@binghamton.edu>]

On Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1996 14:59:54 -0400 (EDT) Stephen wrote: 

<<
When the car is hot (after having driven for a while), if I'm in Park and 
want to back up, I put the (automatic) tranny in R and it just sits there 
unless I rev the engine up, then it clunks into gear and away I go.  

Dollar signs are building up in my head.  I thought maybe the fluid 
should be changed to synthetic ('86 5k turbo, 190,000 Km) since I don't 
know if it EVER has been changed.

What could be my worst case here?  There is no problem shifting to any 
other gears.
>>

Have you checked the fluid level?  Sounds like your car is a bit low.

Chris
1988 90