I have a 1990 Honda Accord DX with an Automatic transmission. Recently while driving down the road, the car acted as if it wasnt in gear and wouldnt pull. After trying a couple things,shifting gears manually and such, nothing seems to get it back in gear. But as I was troubleshooting this problem, I also noticed my alternator is out all of the sudden...(may be a seperate incident?). Anyway, I can turn the car off for a few seconds and it pulls for a few minutes and goes out agian. I can then agian turn the car off and go, as if I'm "resetting" something..? :dunno: I'm not sure, but this seems like an electrical problem maybe? Anyone have any ideas? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

sounds clogged. here's an article


A/T Slippage: ’90-–93 Accord
On ’90–93 Accords, a blocked pickup screen on
the ATF strainer can cause the A/T to slip. In this
condition, the A/T works normally after the
vehicle sits for a few hours, then it begins to slip
after you drive the vehicle a few miles.
To check the A/T, connect a pressure gauge, and
measure the line pressure while the A/T is
working normally and again when it slips. If the
line pressure drops when the A/T slips, chances
are that material from the torque converter lockup
clutch is blocking the pickup screen. If the pickup
screen is blocked by this material, you’ll need to
replace the A/T with a remanufactured unit or
completely overhaul it. [With a warranty or a
vehicle service contract (VSC) repair, you’ll need
to use a remanufactured unit; overhauling the A/T
is not allowed.]
Remanufactured A/Ts come with a torque
converter and an in-line filter; the only other thing
you really need to do is to flush the ATF cooler on
the bottom of the radiator.
If you decide to overhaul the A/T, you’ll need to
replace the ATF strainer, replace the torque
converter, and flush the ATF cooler.
When adding or replacing the ATF, make sure you
always use Honda ATF-Z1 (P/N 08200-9001, H/C
6512628).
ATF
STRAINER



You might try several flushings... :dunno: Who knows, it MAY work! Or it may just shove the crap to another area....


Welcome to the forum!! :wave:

Thanks for the reply. Ah, I was hoping for a quick fix, but I should have known my luck wouldnt permit that. ;p The transmission fluid was pretty dirty when changed, so cloggage could be the culprit. Any suggestions on how to flush or what to flush with, as I am by no means a mechanic, and dont really have the funds to hire one of the local rednecks, I mean mechanics at this time. I'm going to ask around to see if any of the local "street racer" folks can help me out any. If anyone could throw any other ideas at me, that would be great. Thanks for the help, it's appreciated greatly.


Oh, and thanks for the welcome, I'm sure I'll journey back here often.

Drain & fill the tranny about 4 times, starting it up & running it through the gears between each time. Use the normal tranny fluid. We only use the Honda Z1, but others like different brands like Casrol ATF.

After re-reading your post, I noticed it said after sitting a few HOURS it will go back to normal. In my case, it only takes maybe 30 seconds, you can crank it back up and go normally, sometimes for 20 mins or more, sometimes only a few mins. Could this still be my problem? I tried a new TCM just because of the "reset" effect I was getting made me think it was an electronic problem, but that didnt do it. I guess I'll try to flush it, hope it works...cant spend $1000 on a trans for a $900 car. :paranoid: