Hmmm the dash light guages thing is something new. It wasn't doing that when I was still driving it. Wonder if it could be caused by sitting for those 4 months. I previously had electrical issues - very strange random stuff - that all went away with the new battery. That was over a yr ago. That would be great if you could find something electrical thats triggering the tranny issues. I won't even feel bad if it's something easy and stupid cuzz we just didn't have the time or (I should say - my other half- didn't have the time, or know how, or want to, to really invest much into it.) Good Luck and let me know what you find.

Jody