hi all
this is my first post, hope i can get some advice.
i have a 86 740 gle, with a minor oil leak as well as minor transmission leak. she has run fine, as long as i stay on top of fluids and oil changes.
however, my band just went on a national tour, and the car sat for 2 months with no action. i returned home and she cranked right up...but bout a half mile down the road, big big shudders, similar to when i dropped a transmission a couple of years ago from an even bigger transmission leak.
i brought her back home, added a quart of oil and a quart of transmission fluid. everything seems fine when she's just idling, but when i put her in reverse, the whole engine shudders.
i don't have any more fluids at the house, but dipsticks read fine...maybe another quart of oil wouldn't hurt.
i live up in the mountains...i'm wondering, should i try to limp her to a shop, or not risk anything until i can get a mechanic up here.
anythign else i can do? i don't want to get stuck in the mountains.
thanks for any help in advance
david phipps

 

Sounds like the trans is on its way out.

 

Could also be the driveshaft center bearing and u-joints. That happened to me once...