SilverSleeper
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I bought my new toy a little while ago, about 3 weeks. 1990 chevy mark 3 hi top conversion van.
The big problem is with the trans. The previous owners put a lot of money into having a local shop rebuild it..about 1100. The trans is now feeling like the tv is out of alignment. It was running fine, now it feels like the overrun clutches are applying at anything less than 1/4 throttle. overdrive is worthless and unuseable, it feels like the overrun clutches are applying through the entire range in that gear and the van refuses to run in 4th.
The builder has a decent reputation in my area, but has recently developed a cancer and has been in and out of the hospital.
My question is should I take it back to him now that it is having problems, (the previous owners took it back for repairs before) or let someone else try it? Their last visit was to correct a delayed shift problem.. (sounds like tv to me as well)
EDIT: Actually, she said it would not get out of 1st gear at all.END
I really dont want to spend the money with this guy if it is just gonna keep ending up back at his shop every few weeks, but if he can fix this problem permanently then I would let him at it.
How tough does this sound to fix? The trans was only built about 2 months ago, and has had about 1500 miles put on it since. I dont think any major internal damage has been done, it just feels out of adjustment.
Thanks for the help in advance.
The big problem is with the trans. The previous owners put a lot of money into having a local shop rebuild it..about 1100. The trans is now feeling like the tv is out of alignment. It was running fine, now it feels like the overrun clutches are applying at anything less than 1/4 throttle. overdrive is worthless and unuseable, it feels like the overrun clutches are applying through the entire range in that gear and the van refuses to run in 4th.
The builder has a decent reputation in my area, but has recently developed a cancer and has been in and out of the hospital.
My question is should I take it back to him now that it is having problems, (the previous owners took it back for repairs before) or let someone else try it? Their last visit was to correct a delayed shift problem.. (sounds like tv to me as well)
EDIT: Actually, she said it would not get out of 1st gear at all.END
I really dont want to spend the money with this guy if it is just gonna keep ending up back at his shop every few weeks, but if he can fix this problem permanently then I would let him at it.
How tough does this sound to fix? The trans was only built about 2 months ago, and has had about 1500 miles put on it since. I dont think any major internal damage has been done, it just feels out of adjustment.
Thanks for the help in advance.