90 GS 1.8 AT - no mods, just a plain jane integra. When the vehicle is cold, it will not shift into 3rd gear - it only has 1 and 2. I did a fluid flush and refilled with honda ATF and problem still persists. If I warm up the car, set the Ebrake and put car in drive for 10 minutes - the car will shift just fine.
Is there an external solenoid or switch that could be causing this - or am i looking at a tranny replacement?

 

With Honda/Acura auto trannies 88-00, the best/cheapest/most effective solution to a serious problem like yours is to get a low mileage JDM replacement. You just can't trust anyone outside the dealership to repair these unique transmissions.

 

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Im sorry - what does JDM stand for?

 

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Im sorry - what does JDM stand for?</TD></TR></TABLE>

japanese domectic market

he is saying to buy a japanese replacement tranny because they tend to be very low mileage

but I would check the transmission solenoid first because they go out quite often on honda tranny's

 

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but I would check the transmission solenoid first because they go out quite often on honda tranny's</TD></TR></TABLE>

Where would i find said solenoid? I am familiar with working on Domestic cars - these foreign cars confuse me sometimes