Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Auto. Trans. Problems?

[RHestand]

Everything on my 98 12V seems to be fine, except in the last 2-3 weeks something unusual has happened 3 or 4 times.

I normally start the truck in N. , then warm it up for a couple of minutes. Then I drive into town (8-10 miles) and do some errands.

Sometimes, after a quick stop at a stop sign, I hit the accelerator to take off and it acts like it's in neutral. I let off, and do it again, and it takes off and shifts normal.

The truck is basically a stock 90K mi. truck with orig. trans.

The dipstick shows full,(checked in N. on level ground) fluid (Walmart +4) looks and smells fine, I just did an all new fluid(18 quarts) and (Genos) filter change about 3-4K miles ago. Existing fluid was fine, I'm just in the process of R&R all fluids.

When I pulled and cleaned the pan, there wasn't anything unusual in there.

It kind of reminds me of how a trans. would act when it's 2-3 quarts low on fluid, and sucks a little air, with the fluid sloshing forward and exposing the pick-up.

Is this the beginning of the end before a rebuild?

Should I pull the pan again and take a look? Maybe the filter is clogged?

Would a pump going out cause this to happen?

TIA for any advice, Ray

 

[fest3er]

If it's anything like the TF in the old Polara station wagon, the filter prolly isn't clogged. The car would drive and operate just fine. For a while. Then it would go to 'neutral' and stay there. But shutting it down for a few minutes let stuff settle and it would run again for 10-15 minutes. (Turned out the friction material had migrated into the pan and fluid. )

 

[budnate]

they say your supposed to hold the selecter in each gear while running to really move the fluid around properly during a flush like 30 seconds then go to another position do it several times... doubt it will help but try it and see if maybe you have some air somewhere.