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They call it morning sickness.

usally caused by pump bushing clearance. The converter leaks down while it sits unused.

Since a TF doesn't have line pressure in park, you are waiting for the converter to fill up when you shift it into gear.

As suggested earlier, it should improve if you warm the car up in neutral, instead of park.




I brought this up with my tranny guy and he looked at me like I was nuts.. So I started my fresh engine/727 in park and it worked great.. I think this is an old wives tail about having to be in neutral for the pump to work....



Definitely NOT an old wives tale!!!

Older Mopars do NOT pump in park.

Convertor drainback has gone on for years. I was told by a tech 40 years ago about how they had to start their Mopars in neutral in the Prairie winters....otherwise they'd be slow to move.
Heck...I still do that with my '92 Cummins 4x4...it's always been a little lazy every morning if I just throw it into reverse after a Park start.
Start it in park if you wish, then bring it down to neutral for 30 seconds....let us know how it works.
If you still got problems...you GOT problems!!!