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Mar 4, 2002 | 02:22 PM

79fordslug

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Tranny question

In the cold winters here my tranny (C6) seems to need a little extra time in the morning to shift into drive. It will go into reverse just fine, but I often find myself waiting a minute or two for the foreward gears to engage. When the truck is warm it runs just fine. Should I be concerned? Is it a sign of something worse, or is my truck just angry that it is cold?

Mar 4, 2002 | 04:45 PM

tetraruby

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When was the tranny last rebuilt? My C4 went south a few years ago. Seems to be a precursor to needing a rebuild. The seals within the tranny aren't working untill the fluid builds up in temp causing the seals to expand. I can't eleborate any more other than I'd start looking around for a replacement soon. Not the news you wanted to hear. I'd start by simply checking the fluid level.

Mar 4, 2002 | 06:40 PM

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No need for concern, mine does the same thing and it is fairly fresh.

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Mar 5, 2002 | 11:31 AM

79fordslug

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The truck has 140,000 original (rough) miles on it and before I owned it, the tranny had never been touched. I replaced the fluid and filter when I bought it with 100,000 miles. The time to engage into drive is exactly correlated with the temperature outside. A c6 tranny can be found just about anywhere, Good weekend project (he he). Thanks for the help.

Mar 6, 2002 | 10:38 PM

MRHIGHSPEED

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I'm no expert here, but my C6 was doing the same thing recently. Knowing nothing about anything, I took it to a local shop, who said the kick-down cable had come off. They put it back and it works fine now.

Mar 6, 2002 | 10:53 PM

JoeyH

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mine done the same thing.... it got worse and worse.. I drove it for about a year and finally I would have to wait for about 10 minutes for it to pull... it will get worse... trust me... I bought another and put a b&m shift kit in it.... so I suggest you look for another one.. or have that one rebuilt... (I suggest having it rebuilt by a trusted tranny man)