1990 Buick Skylark TRANSMISSION

1990 BUICK SKYLARK
120,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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BENW8S
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Transmission will not take reverse. All other gears working fine.
Dec 18, 2007 at 2:13 PM
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MERLIN2021
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Reverse gear takes twice the pressure to move the car, if it's gone, you most likly need to rebuild it. You might get real lucky by replacing the fluid and screen, see if there are any metal pieces in the pan...
Dec 18, 2007 at 3:28 PM
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