And the tranny...she is a shifting !

Ms Grumpy · #1 08-16-2011, 09:15 PM

YEAH !!!! We got the transmission to shift out of 1st gear today. The strange thing is, it was a simple but difficult fix. Now I know that doesn't make any sense, but we are not exactly sure what really fixed the problem.

Our tranny guy told us that he suspected that it was a metalic shaving that came loose and was stuck and we just needed to shake it loose. So when Joe dropped the car off last night we tried the first suggestion. It didn't work and it was late so we decided we would try again today.

Today I pulled the car out to wash and wax it and to try the next thing to see if we could fix it. So David proceeded to unhook and "snap" the TV cable. We were told to "snap" the cable 15-20 times, hook it back up and then drive it to see if it would shift, and to continue to do this until it shifted. We did that about 5 times and it was not working. By this time it was about 6pm and I had some hungry kids so we put the car away and made another call to our guy.

Right after dinner David talked to the tranny guy and got the next suggestion which was to unhook the TV cable and drive the car like a "granny". He said this should fix it for sure. David was on the phone and my phone rang, it was my brother he was at the back door. Yeah !!! We had the guy who installed it. We went out to the garage and pulled the car out. As we were talking, I told him that he needed to get in and see if he could get it to shift. He got it to shift through all the gears sitting in the driveway. WHAT ??? I was happy, mad, excited and wondering what the heck. We decided to unhook the TV cable and see if the car would shift. IT DID !!!!! We went back to the house and put the cable back on and took it for another ride. It is shifting fine.

So we said out good-byes and I hopped into the car with grumpy and off to Woodward we went. Bumper to bumper cars on the road, people and cars on the side of the road. And my car running great. I don't know what exactly fixed the problem and I don't really care.....

grumpy · #2 08-16-2011, 09:52 PM

Yippie !!!!

flash · #3 08-16-2011, 10:17 PM

Congrats on the fix whatever it may have been.

Ms Grumpy · #4 08-16-2011, 11:01 PM

thanks flash. I am just so relieved. Especially with this being the "big week" around here. It was so crazy out there tonight. We only went 2 miles, but it was bumper to bumper, 4 lanes wide in each direction. There were some beautiful cars out there.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that I got a call this morning from a local radio station that I won a contest. I think I won a parking spot in downtown Birmingham for the WWDC, I really don't know I wasn't able to contact the woman today. I will let ya know when I talk to her tomorrow.

smokenjoep01 · #5 08-17-2011, 06:36 AM

COOL. Congratulations

JpMotorsports · #6 08-17-2011, 10:44 AM

Ms Grumpy we will be out tonight. Been out the last 2 nights and its been some crazy fun times

Ms Grumpy · #7 08-17-2011, 05:02 PM

You gotta call me JP. It is too crazy on Woodward to find someone. If you are at a particular spot we can drive on Woodward and you can come up to the car to get the card. Let me know, or call me.

JpMotorsports · #8 08-18-2011, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Ms Grumpy

You gotta call me JP. It is too crazy on Woodward to find someone. If you are at a particular spot we can drive on Woodward and you can come up to the car to get the card. Let me know, or call me.

I forgot my cell phone last night. We will be up at 15 mile tonight at the Flagstar. I will call yah when we get out there

Ms Grumpy · #9 08-18-2011, 10:39 AM

Cool.

Friday night the cars start lining up in the Cemetery at 5pm. The parade starts at 6:30pm. My suggestion is to get there as close to 5 as you can.

Saturday I will be in Downtown Birmingham at the WCSX Party. I won a spot in their lot which is right behind 555 S. Woodward. It is actually between Old Woodward and South bound Woodward. I think this is pretty cool, but this is the first time that I will actually have to leave the car parked all day. But maybe that is a good thing, since I have never been in downtown Birmingham in the craziness.

RBeckman · #10 08-18-2011, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ms Grumpy

Cool.

Friday night the cars start lining up in the Cemetery at 5pm. The parade starts at 6:30pm. My suggestion is to get there as close to 5 as you can.

Saturday I will be in Downtown Birmingham at the WCSX Party. I won a spot in their lot which is right behind 555 S. Woodward. It is actually between Old Woodward and South bound Woodward. I think this is pretty cool, but this is the first time that I will actually have to leave the car parked all day. But maybe that is a good thing, since I have never been in downtown Birmingham in the craziness.

For 3 years I had a parking spot in Downtown Birmingham that cost me $15, then they changed it to first come first and charged $50, that was 4 years ago and have not been to Woodward since as it was becoming too expensive and congested. You'll like it Downtown though, they have a lot of stuff to do and in the middle of everything.