1991 Galant TCU codes okay, wont reverse,stalls when placed

On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:22:56 -0500, darcyrandall2004 wrote:

> Hello,

Hello to you too good Sir!

> I have just had the engine reconditioned on my 1991 mitsubishi galant.
> When I got the vehicle back I found it would stall when I came to a stop
> and it would take its time changing gears.

I think you will find this is normal behaviour for these cars.

> Now the vehicle refuses to go into reverse. When I start the car and
> place the vehicle in drive it will then immediately stall.

The engine doesn't have enough torque to overcome the drag which occurs
when you put it into gear. This can be easily worked around by running
the engine at 2,500 RPM in Park before engaging Drive. You will probably
need to have your foot on the brake when doing this (or use the hand-
brake).

After you have engaged drive sucessfully, you will still need to maintain
the engine RPM with the accelerator pedal, so keep the foot on the brake
until you are ready to move off.

> I looked at the TCU codes only to receive a series of short pulses which
> I read, means the Transmission is supposedly fine. Does anyone have any
> ideas.

That the transmission is fine is a most unusual situation indeed.

Bhagat
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