Funny shifting

Carguylen · Post by **Carguylen** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:40 pm

My car is an automatic, and it shifts from third to second quite often when I'm going uphill. Back and forth third to second. Also, when i'm on the freeway, I let off the gas and after a few seconds it feels like a stick shift car when the clutch is in and then you let it out real quick, just for a split second. Strange....

GTSSportCoupe · Post by **GTSSportCoupe** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:52 pm

Carguylen wrote: My car is an automatic, and it shifts from third to second quite often when I'm going uphill. Back and forth third to second. Also, when i'm on the freeway, I let off the gas and after a few seconds it feels like a stick shift car when the clutch is in and then you let it out real quick, just for a split second. Strange....

You may not like my recommendation...but here goes: swap it out for a manual 6 spd tranmission.

Carguylen · Post by **Carguylen** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:55 pm

How about a 5 speed. I can find one of those easier?

clbolt · Post by **clbolt** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:16 pm

Carguylen wrote: How about a 5 speed. I can find one of those easier?

Not in a 4WD Tercel.

Gasoline Fumes · Post by **Gasoline Fumes** » Tue Jun 14, 2005 1:11 am

It's been a while since I looked at an auto Tercel. Is there a mechanical kickdown linkage? I'd try adjusting that. It might reduce the "gear hunting" on hills. Or just manually shift into 2nd.

I'd do the manual swap.

brianp · Post by **brianp** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 8:47 am

Hey guys, when you say a "6-speed" you mean it has EL, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and reverse, right? And then a "5-speed" would mean it doesn't have the EL?

GTSSportCoupe · Post by **GTSSportCoupe** » Wed Jun 15, 2005 9:19 am

brianp wrote: Hey guys, when you say a "6-speed" you mean it has EL, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and reverse, right? And then a "5-speed" would mean it doesn't have the EL?

Correct. The 5spd only came in the fwd wagons.