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[bng]

Sarah, my 85 300TD developed a bellyache last evening, her slushbox dosent want to pull off from a dead stop slightest amount of foot press on fuel pedal causes eng to flare up until to about 5-7 mph when she catchs 2nd [normal shift] then all is well 3d & 4th fine tight normal shifts been 10k miles since I changed filterscreen & atf & in a yr never had to add TF. mitchells bible points to Band B2 & related hydrolic circuit & components as being the gremlin . B2 is applied in 1 2 & 3 gears it also refers to band adj. that is extent of it no other info! also has chart that gives working, [frnt pump] gov, & modulating pressures which i will check prior to pan pulling. Anyone been thru this that has info that u would like to share? many thanks regards butch

 

[Meta6981]

I know that on my car at times it lags a second before going from a stop, Warden might be able to chime in some i think he was having tranny problems with his w116,