A couple of weeks ago i was forced by a flat battery on the saab to take sleipnir on a 200 mile jaunt at very short notice - so where normally before a long journey i'd have checked levels etc, i didnt have chance. On the journey there it seemed to have issues when going over 70 - i though electrical or something at the time. However on arrival in rural areas the gearbox seemed to be having trouble holding on to first, even when put their with the gear lever. A check later that evening showed that the level of gearbox fluid was off the bottom of the stick. The next morning i procured some gearbox fluid of the correct sort (bit of a miracle considering where we were) however the gearbox now seems to have a tendency to slam in and out of gear (3rd and 1st - not 2nd if i'm reading it right!)
Those who remember the saga i had getting this gearbox sorted in the first place will know that i had to drive about 35 miles without a gearbox cable to get it home. However i then fitted the cable and it's been OK since.
Question is, what could this issue be? Is it something i should be able to adjust out with the cable tension or is it back to square one? Really want to get the car to the v8 engine 50th celebration at the beginning of august, so happy to put the engine on hold to get it drivable if that's what it takes...
Thanks in advance...
Those who remember the saga i had getting this gearbox sorted in the first place will know that i had to drive about 35 miles without a gearbox cable to get it home. However i then fitted the cable and it's been OK since.
Question is, what could this issue be? Is it something i should be able to adjust out with the cable tension or is it back to square one? Really want to get the car to the v8 engine 50th celebration at the beginning of august, so happy to put the engine on hold to get it drivable if that's what it takes...
Thanks in advance...