Re: A/T skipping 1st gear

Dabbler wrote:
> OK, I measured the resistance between the connectors of the old
> solenoid: it was 30 ohms. I guess it's a bit too high, right?

No, that's probably within limits. Apparently they replaced a good
solenoid
assembly. Sorry. What is the accuracy of your ohmmeter? The range of
acceptable values for my old '88 Prelude transmission is 12 to 24 ohms.
When
my solenoid went bad both coils measured about 900 ohms. Does your Accord 
service manual give the tolerance? (It may be buried in the
troubleshooting 
chart.) At the low end of the range, your ohmmeter may be off. I wouldn't 
worry about 30 ohms. I _would_ be concerned if it was 300 ohms.

The next question is, what are the resistance readings of the solenoids in

the vehicle?

The TCUs are solid. They have a lot of protection circuitry and they have
to 
withstand some wild temperature swings. The circuit board components are 
encapsulated. You'll have a hard time killing it. The external wiring is
the 
weak link in the system.

-- 
Chuck