no change after sea foam treatment

1990 ACURA LEGEND
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ACURALEGEND187
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90 acura legend coupe 5speed manuel I changed the fuel filter nd it helped out I checked the strainer in the tank nd it was a lil dirty not to bad but car still has a hesitation before I changed the fuel filter it was bad but now since I changed it its no different I changed fuel filter, put a can of sea foam,
May 5, 2012 at 5:10 PM
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what is the concern??

Roy
May 5, 2012 at 10:50 PM
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ACURALEGEND187
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Has a slit hesitation wen I switch gears nd after I switch gears its smooth no gear slip
May 5, 2012 at 11:30 PM
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may be the trans having an issue on the first shift.
get it checked at a trans shop to confirm. itmay be valve body issue from your description.

Roy
May 5, 2012 at 11:32 PM
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ACURALEGEND187
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Well its all gears right before I shift to the next gear lik I said it helped out wen I changed the fuel filter
May 6, 2012 at 12:14 AM
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sorry, in your previous post, it was only after the first shift. it does after all shifts??

Still sounds like trans issue

Roy
May 6, 2012 at 3:50 AM
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ACURALEGEND187
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Ya well I can feel it more on 2 - 4 its a 5 speed
May 6, 2012 at 1:44 PM
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check the fuel pressure. it may be low causing this hesitation

Roy
May 6, 2012 at 2:30 PM
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Ok will do thank u for yo info keep up the good work
May 6, 2012 at 8:00 PM
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good luck

Roy
May 6, 2012 at 8:23 PM