'90 Rangie - won't change up from 1st when cold..

Title says it all - as of the last couple of weeks my Rangie
(1990 3.9L autobox model, uses the 4-speed ZF 'box) has become very
reluctant to change out of 1st until it's been driven for ~5
minutes. I'm assuming it's the sticky-governor problem:

http://www.rangie.com/articles_topic.php?id=240&cat=16&subCat=98

and intend tackling it with (a) full fluid/filter change on the
autobox and if that doesn't work then (b) the procedure described
in the article. However, if the group has any advice on easier
ways of sorting it out then I'd appreciate it.


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Andy Breen ~ Interplanetary Scintillation Research Group
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"Who dies with the most toys wins" (Gary Barnes)

"ANDREW ROBERT BREEN" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Title says it all - as of the last couple of weeks my Rangie
> (1990 3.9L autobox model, uses the 4-speed ZF 'box) has become very
> reluctant to change out of 1st until it's been driven for ~5
> minutes. I'm assuming it's the sticky-governor problem:
>
> http://www.rangie.com/articles_topic.php?id=240&cat=16&subCat=98
>
> and intend tackling it with (a) full fluid/filter change on the
> autobox and if that doesn't work then (b) the procedure described
> in the article. However, if the group has any advice on easier
> ways of sorting it out then I'd appreciate it.
>
>
> --
> Andy Breen ~ Interplanetary Scintillation Research Group
> http://users.aber.ac.uk/azb/
> "Who dies with the most toys wins" (Gary Barnes)

Andy

http://arnclan.dyndns.org/ashcroft/?page=faqs

from

http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/

Hope that helps

Lee D

In article <[email protected]>,
Lee_D <[email protected]> wrote:
>"ANDREW ROBERT BREEN" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> and intend tackling it with (a) full fluid/filter change on the
>> autobox and if that doesn't work then (b) the procedure described
>> in the article. However, if the group has any advice on easier
>> ways of sorting it out then I'd appreciate it.
>
>http://arnclan.dyndns.org/ashcroft/?page=faqs
>
>from
>
>http://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/

Ta. Much appreciated. I'll try solutions in order (a)-(b)-(c)
where (a) is just cleaning the thing out, (b) is cleaning the
governer and (c) is putting a recon. 'box in it. At least the
bits aren't that steeply priced.. (for selected values
of 'aren't that steeply', of course)

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Andy Breen ~ Interplanetary Scintillation Research Group
http://users.aber.ac.uk/azb/
"Time has stopped, says the Black Lion clock
and eternity has begun" (Dylan Thomas)