'92 Volvo 240 having problems shifting into 3rd and 4th, but not all the time

I've got a 1992 240 that's been acting a bit odd lately. if I take it
out for a drive, stop driving it for a while (30 minutes to 2 hours, it
seems), and then drive it again, it has problems going from 2nd to 3rd
and oftentimes won't go into 4th at all. I've driven it to and from
work every day for the past two weeks, though, and didn't notice the
problem once. it's only if I drive, stop and then drive again a short
time later. I've read posts about the kickdown cable and fuses, but
those seem to only apply to problems going from 3rd to 4th, so I wasn't
sure they applied in my case. I'm hoping the oddly intermitent nature
of it will give somebody a clue as to what is going on. my trusty
volvo tech wasn't able to find a problem, so he suggested replacing the
transmission but (as you can imagine) I'm a little loathe to do that if
I don't have to.
thanks!
-brian

 

brianh44 skrev:

Is the gearbox an AW91 ? Three speed with overdrive ? (button on the
left side of the lever and "1,2 D" shown on the side of the lever,
together with "P","N" and "R".) or is it a ZF4something ? (no button on
the lever, but "1,2,3,4" on side of the lever, well "P", "N" and "R" is
also shown there)
In the AW-case an oilchange might cure your problem, but if you have a
ZF it's probably worn out. (well, it can be overhauled, but the cost is
unacceptable.....in most cases.)

Consult an independant automatic gearbox specialist!

/lafayette

 

It would be an AW71, the 200 series never got the ZF box, that was 700
series only.

 

it has the 1,2 D with the button on the left side to downshift. I had
an oil change after this started happening and it didn't fix the
problem.
-brian