Murphy's law of course. I'm 1000 miles away from home and my transmission just started to act up on m Disco I (1996). I set off on a roadtrip to see family in Portland, Or from Los Angeles. I make it to my destination with no problems, the disco drove really well. I took it easy all the way, although the disco was running almost 16 hours straight (small 3 hour nap). Last stretch was probably 400 miles with stops only to get gas.
After unloading the rig I move into its final parking spot and I noticed that there was slipping going into 1st gear. Curious, I drove it down the street and noticed slipping in the second gear as well now. All the fluids look ok. The transmission fluid is slightly orange??? but doesn't smell burnt and doesn't look burnt. The level is fine. Its redline synthetic ATF with approximately 15000 miles on it. Interestingly it never had any slipping problems while driving. I manually shifted a few times to put less stress on the transmission going uphill but other then that - everything was uneventful. No dummy light either.
I'm at a loss now. I'm worried that I won't be able to make it back. What recommendations/options do I have? I'm leaving to go back home on Saturday/Sunday so my time is limited already. Do you guys think I can make it back and deal with it? Or should I immediately find some place in Portland to deal with.
After unloading the rig I move into its final parking spot and I noticed that there was slipping going into 1st gear. Curious, I drove it down the street and noticed slipping in the second gear as well now. All the fluids look ok. The transmission fluid is slightly orange??? but doesn't smell burnt and doesn't look burnt. The level is fine. Its redline synthetic ATF with approximately 15000 miles on it. Interestingly it never had any slipping problems while driving. I manually shifted a few times to put less stress on the transmission going uphill but other then that - everything was uneventful. No dummy light either.
I'm at a loss now. I'm worried that I won't be able to make it back. What recommendations/options do I have? I'm leaving to go back home on Saturday/Sunday so my time is limited already. Do you guys think I can make it back and deal with it? Or should I immediately find some place in Portland to deal with.
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