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marcus newbie
Joined: 23 Dec 2002 Posts: 8
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Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 7:06 pm Post subject: kickdown question |
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is it common for an automatic transmission gemini's to make a bang when the kickdown is used or is there another cause |
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TXcoupe petrol head
Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 1675
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Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: kickdown question |
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does it make it when u floor it and does it sound like its coming from the back end? |
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PinkBitz petrol head
Joined: 13 Apr 2002 Posts: 1594
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Posted: Sat Feb 01, 2003 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: kickdown question |
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its a usual thing. i have driven many auto geminis. they all did it. it sounds like the gearbox went BANG and fallen out. |
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rust3 backyard mechanic
Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Posts: 971
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2003 9:23 am Post subject: Re: kickdown question |
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yeah so in other words...get use to it |
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engagegra rice boy
Joined: 03 Dec 2001 Posts: 29
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Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 2:27 am Post subject: Re: kickdown question |
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My auto used to do that to. A mechanic told me there was nothing that could be done to fix it and that the auto gearboxes were actually used on bigger engines as well. The only way to stop the bang is to put a manual in which is what I ended up doing. 5 speed, way better than auto.
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