Re: transmission issues

[Cynic44642@aol.com]

In a message dated 08/05/99 04:30:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
reidpm@us.ibm.com writes:

> Hey all,
>  
>  Have been having trouble with the auto transmission on a 1990 200 fwd) 
with 
> 159k
>  miles.   The problem
>  surfaced at first in the car taking a couple of seconds to shift from 
drive 
> to
>  reverse when the car was warm
>  (no problems when cold- pulling out first thing in the morning or after 
work)
> .
>  Later the car started shifting late
>  into 3rd from 2nd from time to time.   At  the same time the delay caused 
by
>  reversing issue grew from 2-3
>  seconds to  8 seconds or event the need to give some gas to get the 
reverse 
> to
>  engage.   I am almost positive
>  that  this is in some way related to the broken thermostat I had a month 
ago.
> 
>  Although I fixed that as quickly
>  as I found out about it, judging by the corrosion of the old thermostat, 
It 
> had
>  been out for awhile.   Which leads
>  me to two questions:
>  - Any inputs on diagnosis?
>  - Any advice on acquiring parts or another transmission altogether?
>  I am in the Greater New York area (CT to be specific), and the car is in
>  Pittsburgh PA.   Any and all input is
>  greatly appreciated.   Thanks!
>  
>  Regards,
>  
>  Reid P. Meyer
>  

If this is the first time the transmission has acted up you've gotten 
lucky...  You definitely need a new or rebuilt transmission...  

Not sure how much it costs on the 200's though...

Arden