Alright, I need a little help, I have googled this problem a bit and just need some fresh input. My transmission worked great before I pulled it out and rebuilt the engine. It sat on the floor of my shop for probably 3 months without any fluid in it. I put the engine and transmission back in and put a new filter and fluid in the tranny. Now it won't shift out of first. I checked my vacuum line and its in good shape, and my fluid levels are proper. Could it be the vacuum modulator itself? Any ideas, im not very good with transmissions. Thanks.
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I did have trouble at first, but i never got it bolted together completely when it was difficult, i repositioned the torque converter and it bolted together like a dream (I put it together outside of the car and slid the engine and tranny in the car as one unit). And yes, its a C4.
woodsnake
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Can you shift the transmission manually from 1-2-3?
As I read the post, it won't shift out of first, when left in drive, is that right?
As I read the post, it won't shift out of first, when left in drive, is that right?
I don't think I busted anything....like I said, i never got it "tight" when it wasnt on there right as soon as it started getting difficult to tighten I backed off and re-mated the torque converter, then it bolted together properly. And I did not check to see if it would shift manually (duh), but I am going to check that today, I am also going to blow some air through my vaccum modulator line and make sure it is clear. Most posts I have read that are having issues like mine are modulator related, but I will check again, also some mention shift linkage, though I think I have mine right, I will triple check that. i will try to get to that this afternoon if my wife don't keep me doing the "mothers day" thing all afternoon...
Alright, i have some input for you guys, I checked the modulator line and it looks like its all ok, I also checked the linkage and it appears to be OK. I took the car down the road at it will shift from first to second manually, but when i put it back in 3rd it shifts back into first. I am thinking that my modulator may be bad.....or a valve could be stuck? It did sit on the floor of my shop with no fluid in it for 3 months....anyway, any help is appreciated, thanks.
its possible that there might be some trash in it....but i really don't know where and how....as far as a rebuild goes, i dont know that either, not since ive owned the car, but it was doing so good, and the fluid looked good when i bought the car and it wasnt leaking, so I didnt mess with it.
woodsnake
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"when i put it back in 3rd it shifts back into first."
that doesn't sound right. I don't know what would cause that to happen.....
that doesn't sound right. I don't know what would cause that to happen.....
Well, its not a manual valve body, so putting it in 3rd it thinks its in drive and bumps back down into first, im sure its a line pressure issue, and once again its probably because either the modulator has a hole in it and its not operating the rod to allow the fluid to shift the car automatically, or the valves are stuck....im NOT a transmission man, but by the end of this ordeal it seems I will be...
Alright, i just read a post in another forum somewhere that may have the answer to my problem, going to give it a try tomorrow, but if any of you have any comments, please feel free. I added a 4 bbl holley and intake (originally 2bbl ford) and when i hooked the vaccum line back up I hooked it up to one of the lower vaccum ports on the carb. The other post said that this signal is not constant enough and that it needs to be hooked up to one of the ports on the runners (which is where the factory had it). Soooooo, I will be giving that a shot tomorrow afternoon.
Any of the vacuum ports on a Holley base plate will give full manifold vacuum. When you swapped carbs, did you hook up the kickdown ? If you did, then that may be the problem as the position of the throttle lever relative to the intake has changed, thus throwing the adjustment out of whack. Just a guess, but it's more likely than the vacuum signal.
Well, I assumed the same about the vaccum ports beneath the throttle blades, but its worth a shot ya know? I adjusted my kick down, cable, so i really don't think thats the culprit. I am just going to go down the list, but refer to this thread to see if anyone has any new suggestions. a) relocate my vaccum source b) new modulator c) check for stuck valves....after that if it's not working i guess I will have to yank it out and take it to a shop...
They have an Autozone in Epps ? Hah...good thing they don't or I would be more broke than I already am. I work in rayville, which is about 20 miles west of epps, and the autozone there didnt have one, but a store 20 miles north of where I live (oak Grove) did have one....soooo i just drove on up there, i had to know, lol
woodsnake
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Nice! I'm always glad to hear it is the cheap and easy fix, instead of, "back to the machine shop".....
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