Hi Chris & Gang,
Yeah, that kind of dawned on me yesterday & I appreciate the
confirmation. i looked around for vacuum hoses or wires that might be
loose. I didn't see anything and the suction gizmo adjacent to the
manifold going to the turbo - i think it's called <<vacuum control flap
vacuum unit>> but will need to study the WSM a little more - at least it
looks like it is operating properly. I removed the hose and put another
hose on it then put a vacuum on it and the flap moved. At least
everything is at a place that is easy to reach - no climbing under the
car, etc. - at least it doesn't look that way yet.
I kinda think it _/has /_to be the turbo because I see little (no?)
difference in acceleration when I pull it back to 2.
In a way that's kind of a relief - not having tranny trouble is
good news. Plus, I doubt the Turbo has blown because it would have made
lots of noise and smoke....
But I still need to find the problem regardless of where it is. Hmm..
I wonder if there's a fuse involved? ;-^ - that'd be nice.
LarryT
On 7/3/2013 8:54 PM, Chris James wrote:
Yes, in "2" you should be getting a shift around 30mph from 1st into 2nd.
It is possible you may be having turbo boost issues, unfortunately I'm
not familiar enough with the 2.5's setup to be any help.
On 7/3/2013 7:25 PM, Larry T wrote:
Thanks James -- I know I said it didn't work with the lever but I am
having trouble knowing for sure itis not in 1st. Memory tells me it
should take off quickly in 1st and require a shift at approx 25mph -
maybe even 20mph - I have been checking the MB Tech Data book but
it seems to indicate a 1st gear start.
BTW, there is no unusual noise, etc - the ATF was changed ~ 10K
miles ago and about 20k before that. The warranty with Sun Valley
MB requires ATF changes at 24K even though MB says 36K.
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