1989 Toyota Corolla Shifting

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KOSTELLO83
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Transmission problem
1989 Toyota Corolla 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

My Toyota carolla only changes from Lower gear and 2nd but does not select the third gear even tho I have it in drive. Previously the transmission has worked very well but I now have this problem since i changed the enhine mount on the left hand side of the vehicle. IHave taken down the pan and cleaned the strainer with gasoline and knocked any kinks out of the bottom pan and reassembled it with 1 gallon of transmission fluid however althought it continues to change from lower to 2nd very smoothly i still do not get the third. Help me please
Jun 13, 2010 at 10:20 AM
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MMPRINCE4000
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Check the detent (kickdown) cable. if binding or broken, or out of adjustment it will cause this problem, new cables are available from Toyota.
Jun 15, 2010 at 2:07 AM
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