"Ron Seiden" <subronseiden@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "tweederfall" <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> news:1048104_52a4ea2d0e304cc6c481dd44a47fd06c@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> My car, a 2001 Dodge Stratus, when started the first time during the
>> day will seem to "stall" on take off and from stopping the first few
>> times, and then seem to punch into gear. It is an automatic, and it
>> only does it for the first 5-10 min of driving the first time of the
>> day. After that it is fine. I thought that maybe it was just cold
>> and needed to be warmed first, but after letting it "warm" for a
>> good half-hour to 45 min I realized that it wasn’t the problem. What
>> could this be?
>>
> Have you checked the tranny fluid level? Since it expands as it warms,
it
> might be too low for adequate pressure when cold...
P.S. -- It warms up from driving, not from just having the engine idle at
a
standstill...
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