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Q.I was diagnosing why my A/C was not working and decided to go to the parts store for freon ... I backed out of the driveway, put the selector into Drive - there was a slight hesitation (before going into gear), then a "clunk" sound - very similar to the sound of driveshaft u-joint [cups] that are missing all the bearings - or as if you rev the engine slightly and drop the transmission from Neutral to Drive. So I push on the accelerator and the car speeds up, but it never switches into 2nd gear (or any other gear). I stop, try again, this time letting my foot off the gas to "coax" the transmission into switching into 2nd. (reverse works). I drive back to the house and check the fluid - it's about 1 quart low, so I put in a quart - still same problem. (I had just driven the car home from the office and had it parked about an hour with no signs of issue). The only thing I did prior to leaving for the store: to determine if the compressor was not running because of too-low freon, I jumpered the low-pressure cycling switch plug to engage the compressor clutch. My thoughts for next step is to change out the tranny filter and new fluid .... and possibly "blindly" purchase the two shift solenoids (1st to 2nd, etc) and replace them while I have the tranny pan down. (no filter change in 50k miles). Any other thoughts/diagnosis?

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