posted 12-26-2003 07:18 AM                  

The shifting hard - if you are rolling along at slow speeds, like in a parking lot, the shifts from 1st to 2nd will be hard as you described,,,,normal. You need to be gaining speed as each gear is commanded to shift, for it to feel smoother. Have a dealer check it out anyway.

These cars ride stiff anyway,,,,are the shocks leaking and how many miles on your cat? Replacement shocks at dealerships will not be Konis,,,,DC changed suppliers of the front shocks after your cat was built. Hood support shocks like on your cat are a normal failure item on these cars, and run about $30 to $50 each to replace, depending on the best price you can get.

Good Luck and welcome aboard!

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LARRY SALZMAN - MESA, ARIZONA

posted 12-26-2003 10:42 AM                  

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Originally posted by firegabe:
Ok all After soo much thought. I Just bought my first Cat. woodward #020
I want to take it in. The transmission Shifts very hard like a big whack!!! in auto stick from 1st to 2nd then in 2nd to 3rd still hard also. But 3rd-to 4th is like a caddy.

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Second, the first thing you need to do is disconnect your battery for 15 minutes to reset your transmission computer. The prowler has an adaptive transmission which "learns" the driver's style and yours is adapted to the previous driver. After the reset, drive it the way you want it to adapt (a lot of owners suggest to drive aggressively with the AC on for the first 50 miles to make it peppier. Personally, I like it smoother, so driving it gently produced VERY smooth shifts all around).

Good luck and enjoy.

-GRROWL

posted 12-26-2003 10:53 PM                  

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posted 12-29-2003 07:03 AM                  

Where do you go on a kat to tighten the rear suspension brace?

posted 12-29-2003 07:34 AM                  

Shocks: I had mine replaced under warranty. You might still have yours under factory warranty.

Shifting: The Prowler shifts like that naturally. The tranny has a computer that "learns" your driving style. Mine shifted hard when I got it,but in local traffic, the driving is slow, and now the gears learned that and they now wind out slowly with gentler shifts! Just like GRROWL said, disconnecting the battery for 10 min or so cleans the slate. Then you reconnect the battery and restart the car with the A/C on. the however you drive it for the next 15 minutes will set the shifting style in your car. It is completely adaptive.