tspikes51

First off, I drive a '96 Olds Cutlass Supreme 3.1L with a 3 speed auto (not sure of which GM tranny it is, too lazy to look it up, tell me if it'll help to know it). This problem comes in 3 parts:

1) When I first drive my car in the morning when the temp. is relatively low (below 50 F) overnight, the car will start fine, reverse fine, and accelerate fine in the first gear. However, when it is ready to shift into second, the clutch will disengage fine, but it takes a good 10-20 seconds to re-engage and complete the shift to second gear. It is now starting to do the same thing between 2nd and 3rd, although very mildly and the gap is less than a couple of seconds.

2) After shifting through all 3 gears, no matter what temperature, the same thing will happen, but the delay between 1st and 2nd is less than a second, but since the gearing is so big, the car will jolt big time, and sometimes make the tires squeal a bit.

3) Sometimes the transmission will make a loud noise, and the volume of the sound increases with the engine speed. It's kind of a mix between a manifold with a small crack and a grinding sound (like a growl). Sometimes it will stop after I've driven for about 15 minutes.

What's the diagnosis, and is there a quick-fix???

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