Typically when giving more gas the engine would rev higher and feel the thrust. If I try to step on the gas pedal harder to get the car going faster, it does not seem to do much good. During the road trip, I had problem keeping speed above 60 MPH on long stretch of incline roads. Timing Belt was replaced several years ago at about 90K miles (now it is at 117K.) The car ran fine (as it seemed) in city driving so never noticed "lack of power" until a recent long distance road trip.I am also reluctant to use the Lucas Transmission Fix fluid.I am concerned it may be a sign of transmission problems. None of the above seem to resolve the hard shifting issue.Except for the rear engine mount, I replaced the front and side mounts (both broken) and as well as the 2 transmission mounts.Another point on the easing of the gas pedal, it seems to immediately down shifts when I ease off the pedal when it should be coasting until the RPM slows down to the appropriate speed. It's like "engine braking" as someone said in one of the internet searches but I am not sure what to think of it at this point. The "thud" can be heard and felt when the transmission automatically shifts gears. The hard shifting occurs on acceleration and decelerate when I ease off the gas pedal.What process do DIYers in this forum follow to take accurate readings? I take multiple dips within the 60-90 sec window. Again, readings are inconsistent where sometimes it is correct level, or low, or high. I follow best practice as per owner's manual and recommendations (again from forum contributors) to: i) warm up the vehicle to normal temp - I usually drive a good distance to ensure ATF is hot, ii) Park on level ground, iii) shift thru all the gears, iii) shut off vehicle and time it to check level between 60-90 seconds. Readings seem to be very inconsistent and I've checked many times. Only issue is, I seem to have problem getting a good reading on the dipstick. So I proceeded to use the dipstick check method to ensure I refill adequate amount. Mistake I made was I didn't measure the amount I drained. I did a drain / refill 3x as per recommendation by many forum contributors found in Internet search - which is easy enough to do.A couple of things I did to troubleshoot this issue: Symptom has been for sometime but I thought it was low on ATF (before I did the drain/refill). Transmission seems to kick (hard shifting - practically all gears) in both acceleration and deceleration.Wondering if anyone in the forum has experienced the following issues and/or may have resolutions / suggestions: I want to provide as much info as possible to present and describe the problems.
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