Received: from CMU-CS-PT by CMU-CS-A; 31 Oct 83 10:52:33 EST Received: from CMU-CS-C by CMU-CS-PT; 31 Oct 83 10:40:42 EST Received: from TARTAN by CMU-CS-C with TLnet; 31 Oct 83 10:53:46-EST Received: ID ; Mon 31 Oct 83 10:51:05-EST Return-Path: <%TARTAN@CMU-CS-C.ARPA,@CMU-CS-C.ARPA:Gary.Feldman@CMU-CS-A> Received: from CMU-CS-C by TARTAN with TLnet; 31 Oct 83 10:47:39-EST Received: from CMU-CS-A by CMU-CS-C with TCP; Mon 31 Oct 83 10:47:54-EST Received: from [128.2.254.192] by CMU-CS-PT with CMUFTP; 31 Oct 83 10:31:55 EST Date: 31 October 1983 1024-EST From: Gary Feldman at CMU-CS-A Subject: Re: Transmission Repair? To: Chuck Weinstock ReSent-date: Mon 31 Oct 83 10:51:01-EST ReSent-from: Charles B. Weinstock ReSent-to: harry.bovik@CMU-CS-A.ARPA I went to "Transmissions by Lucille" in Penn Hills for a minor problem (late, ultra quiet upshifting). They correctly diagnosed a leaky vacuum valve, and put no pressure on me to replace the slightly leaky oil seal. Above all, they did not even ask to drop the pan. (This is good; oil coming out of the vacuum valve is pretty obvious, so why bother looking for trouble when there's an obvious first solution that will have to be done anyway.) They fixed both the valve and the seal for me competantly and at a reasonable price. The one point with which I disagreed with Lucille was her assertion that I did not need to have the oil changed as long as it still looked good and wasn't burned. She may be right, but I have read elsewhere that regular changes of transmission oil (for an automatic) are the most important part of preventive maintenance. Since changing the transmission oil is relatively cheap compared to most transmission repairs, I believe in doing it every couple of years. Gary