Re: [MBZ] trans fluid temps

2015-11-17 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Curly wrote: > > On the heap SDL, with the radiator fans not working, the > trans fluid overheats when driving around town, then it > won't shift over 2nd. The only cure so far is to let it > cool down and try again. > > It generally works ok out on the highway where the wind > replaces that fa

Re: [MBZ] trans fluid temps

2015-11-17 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
More likely the transmission is history, or soon will be... On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 10:03 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had an SDL once that would at random get into modes of not upshifting > unless you revved the piss out of it. Never did figure it out. M

Re: [MBZ] trans fluid temps

2015-11-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I had an SDL once that would at random get into modes of not upshifting unless you revved the piss out of it. Never did figure it out. Maybe fluid was getting too hot. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 17, 2015, at 9:01 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > On the heap SDL, with the radiator

[MBZ] trans fluid temps

2015-11-17 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
On the heap SDL, with the radiator fans not working, the trans fluid overheats when driving around town, then it won't shift over 2nd. The only cure so far is to let it cool down and try again. It generally works ok out on the highway where the wind replaces that fan action. I sure like real