finally got some time to work on the ol' girl and was doing some research before pulling the valve body, to make sure i knew somewhat what i was doing haha... but my internet cut out so i didn't feel comfortable taking it off just yet. so i figured if it was gummed up with some of that stop leak crap i might as well put it back together and run some cleaners through it to get what i could into the filter and the pan, since i had two gaskets and filters anyway. then i went for a test drive which i think is good news...
i've got solid reverse, 1st and 2nd for sure no slippage. got 3rd and overdrive back but at first it shifted then seemed like it was going into passing gear a couple times, revving at high rpms but with no pickup? but when i took my foot off the gas it would shift into 3rd and overdrive. only once or twice did it slip back out of overdrive, then to get it to shift back i took my foot off the gas and it would shift back in. also when i brought the turbo up to boost at about 1psi it just bogged down and wouldn't build anymore boost? at that time it would seem to shift to passing gear and not shift back until i took my foot of the accelerator. now i'm not sure if i'm dealing with just trans issues or other demons too?
i think i'm going to still take off the vb, clean it up and modify the governor... hope for the best.