Hi all, My dad is visting at the moment, and he also has a 1987 300D. The car had the tranny fluid (Mobil-1) & filter changed about 20kmi ago. The car now has 160k on it. Full throttle shifts are perfect, nice and crisp. However it flares slightly at part throttle shifts. Not bad, my dad never noticed, but I can tell the flare is present. I adjusted the modulator on the IP fully CCW (firm) but that didnt' help. I then turned the modulator on the tranny one turn CW (firmer) but that didn't do much either. It's not a vacuum leak, since a leak would cause firm shifts, not flaring (soft). Anyone have any ideas? I've not yet put a vac gauge in-line to the signal to the trans to get actual vac readings yet, I'll do that soon. Is it possible the tranny could be getting near rebuild time, even though full-throttle shifts are good? The trans is bone dry and doesn't leak anywhere, which (IMO) is amazing....
:-) Best regards, -- Dave M. Boise, ID 1994 E500 - 94kmi (Q-ship) 1987 300D - 258kmi (Sportline)
