Date:         Wed, 22 Aug 2001 22:08:29 -0700
Reply-To:     Hector Zapata <hector.zapata@XRXGSN.COM>
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From:         Hector Zapata <hector.zapata@XRXGSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Delays: auto transmission and starter motor
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> In particular,  on a cold start the engine  starts and runs OK, but
> movement in either
> forward or reverse drive is ever soooooo slow! I only recently changed
> transmission
> fluid, but the trans works pervectly once it's been "revved" for about 30
> secs or so.
>
> Is this a problem that is likely to get worse (I've not had my bus for
> long) or will it just
> sit there and be one of those little idiosyncracies that I'll get used to?
>
I myself have this problem once in a while. Have you cleaned the governor
and checked its O-ring for leaks? Try to move the gear selector from R to 1
a few times, this has helped me when the van won't move. My transmission was
rebuilt about two years ago and when cold it upshifts slowly and downshits
hard for a couple of miles. Might be that the accelerator cable needs
adjustment, or the band. Haven't got to it yet...


> On another  topic, my starter motor does something similar: on a cold day,
> I turn the key
> and .... nothing. Lights come on, but no response whatsoever. Then, out of
> the blue,
> the darned thing turns the engine and starts. Starts every time, without
> fail (or at least it
> has up to now!), but there's often quite a delay between turning the key
> and the starter
> jumping into action.
>
> Again, is this likely to get worse, or just another idiosyncracy? Anyone
> know what causes
> behaviour?
>
I have this problem, too. I installed the relay kit, and it worked fine...
for a day. Then the thing went dead, nothing from the starter, at all. I had
to disconnect the wire from the switch to the starter, and almost every
morning, I have to jump the relay with a wire that I attached, using the
alternator for power. I have yet to check the ignition switch and some
relays. So, you're not alone.

Buena suerte,
Hector
> Tim (H) from the  sunny UK