My guess then would be your accumulator. I would just take it to a transmission shop.

 

I thought the reverse band or whatever its called helps with the manual 1-2 shift and the OD band helps with the 2-3 manual shift?

 

Wannabe.. Do you have a blackberry or android phone?

 

Blackberry.

 

Knew it. Was my first guess.

 

 

its probably worth it to just get a used trans with less miles and have it put in at this point. i can get a used one for $300 with 40,000 miles on it and i dont really see the point in spending any money on a trans with over 200,000 miles....

 

Fair enough argument. Price would run you the same or less for a new transmission.

 

you should check for codes to make sure that this isnt some sort of electrical issue before swapping the trans.