Guys,
I don't venture into this forum often (cause it'll just make me want to buy another Cruiser
) but I have a friend who I talked into buying an 80 a couple years back and he’s having some issues. This was the cleanest 93 I've ever seen and was very well looked after by the original owner. Here's what I know:
93 - 80 series
101k on the clock
Tranny is full, ATF nice & red, no burnt smell or discoloring
Tranny has never been apart and only had drain/refills on a regular basis
This rig has never towed anything…basically it’s always been pampered
So here's the issue. He had been complaining that the last few days it was "sluggish" off the line and was running poorly…but only on an intermittent basis. I thought maybe 02 sensors as I know they've not been done before and around 100k is when they like to crap out. Well I drove it today and it's definitely a tranny issue.
When you come to a stop, then pin the gas; it starts off in like 3rd or 4th gear. If you drop it into low gear, it will down-shift, but not into low...maybe like one gear lower. Then suddenly it'll kick in and be ok. Then you stop, and it's back at it again. ..except this time it just stays in 3’rd or 4th and won’t kick into proper gear. Then I tried starting off in low and instead of accelerating to red line and holding low gear like it should, it shifts into second, then 3rd on it's own. Stop again, try the low gear thing again and it'll hold low gear that time. It's like the tranny has a mind of it's own. I tried fawking with the ECT & OD buttons while it's behaving badly...makes no difference. The other weird thing is when it's acting up, the idiot light on the dash for the “OD off“ flickers intermittently.
So what do you guys think…maybe kick-down cable?? Electrical issue?? Any feed-back is greatly appreciated before this poor bastard takes this thing to the stealer and gets bent over…
Thx
I don't venture into this forum often (cause it'll just make me want to buy another Cruiser
) but I have a friend who I talked into buying an 80 a couple years back and he’s having some issues. This was the cleanest 93 I've ever seen and was very well looked after by the original owner. Here's what I know:93 - 80 series
101k on the clock
Tranny is full, ATF nice & red, no burnt smell or discoloring
Tranny has never been apart and only had drain/refills on a regular basis
This rig has never towed anything…basically it’s always been pampered
So here's the issue. He had been complaining that the last few days it was "sluggish" off the line and was running poorly…but only on an intermittent basis. I thought maybe 02 sensors as I know they've not been done before and around 100k is when they like to crap out. Well I drove it today and it's definitely a tranny issue.
When you come to a stop, then pin the gas; it starts off in like 3rd or 4th gear. If you drop it into low gear, it will down-shift, but not into low...maybe like one gear lower. Then suddenly it'll kick in and be ok. Then you stop, and it's back at it again. ..except this time it just stays in 3’rd or 4th and won’t kick into proper gear. Then I tried starting off in low and instead of accelerating to red line and holding low gear like it should, it shifts into second, then 3rd on it's own. Stop again, try the low gear thing again and it'll hold low gear that time. It's like the tranny has a mind of it's own. I tried fawking with the ECT & OD buttons while it's behaving badly...makes no difference. The other weird thing is when it's acting up, the idiot light on the dash for the “OD off“ flickers intermittently.
So what do you guys think…maybe kick-down cable?? Electrical issue?? Any feed-back is greatly appreciated before this poor bastard takes this thing to the stealer and gets bent over…
Thx
