Re: A/T skipping 1st gear

Well, at last my Honda dealer got the ****ft control solenoid and 
installed it. That gives me now some peace of mind. However, I still 
wonder if the short drive (about 3 miles) that took me to get the 
crippled car home caused any other damage in the A/T. Since the lower 
gears did not engage, there must have been excessive wear on the clutch 
pads inside, just as if you try to start a M/T car in 3rd or 4th gear. 
When I got home I could even smell a slight burn odor which I figured 
must have been caused by the friction from the clutch pads. If my guess 
is right, the ATF then must have absorbed a bunch of burned particles 
from that pads and maybe at a minimum the A/T should be flushed. I was 
kinda' surprised that the Honda service techies did not call my 
attention to this. Am I perhaps too concerned here?

DB