Van rev's up and shifts hard

rdd1176
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Van rev's up and shifts hard

Unread post by rdd1176 » Sun Mar 03, 2013 2:07 pm

1995 3.1 140,000 miles. shifting erracticly...revs up to 3000 rpm's then shifts hard. I've had the van for 1 yr, not sure if fluid/filter has ever been changed. fluid level ok but light brown, no burning smell. Sometimes it shifts hard the whole time I'm driving and then the next time I drive it it shifts fine. Does not have overdrive. Any ideas what the problem may be? Thanks in advance for your help! :D

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ProTech
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Re: Van rev's up and shifts hard

Unread post by ProTech » Sun Mar 03, 2013 11:08 pm

Probably a trans that's on it's way out. If you have no overdrive, and intermittent hard shifts, that is never a good sign, even if the fluid does not smell burned. You might want to have a trans shop take a look at it.
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