Where to begin...
I had my trans rebuilt in August of 03 by a TR shop in Philly. Actually, they didn't do the work other than to remove and reinstall it, but farmed it out to "their transmission guy" who has tons of TR experience etc. (though they wouldn't say who the guy was). I was in a bind at the time, new to the area, and really needed the car fixed as it was my driver at the time.
Anyway, according to the receipt I have from them this is what went into the rebuild: hardened stator shaft, 13 vane pump, kevlar band, HD pump drive, HD input drum/shaft, art carr shift kit w/new reg. spring, modified 2-3 gear stock servo, 200r4 12" modified converter (not D5) (furnace brazed, HD bearin, HD clutch pack, HD hub), 700R4 filter, new stock clutches. Afterward the car has always seemed to rev a littlel too high before it would shift, but I attributed this to the shift kit.
Since all this was done the car hasn't been on the road much since I've been away (Army) for extended periods of time, and when I've had time to work on the car I've put a lot of work into the engine, body, etc.
I finally have the engine running right. In the process of tuning the TPS and IAC I noticed the TV spring was set WAY too tight. If I moved the throttle linkage by hand it would only travel to a point about 1/4 inch from the throttle stop. I readjusted it by pressing in the "D" button on the linkage, moved the TV cable all the way back, held in the button while I moved the throttle all the way to the stop. After this the shifts have seemed sloppy but I left the TV cable alone.
I was planning to finally drive the car to work for the first time in over a year but... I drove it to the car wash to rinse a year worth of garage funk off it. I punched it and got severe knock during one of the shifts. After that it seemed to get stuck and/or was slipping when trying to shift gears, particularly the 2/3 shift. When pulling away from a stop it felt like the trans was dragging then would "let go" and feel normal until it would hang during the 2-3 shift again.
I went home and let it cool a while then went back out with the turbolink hooked up. After the cool-down it was shifting normally again until I got into the boost again, then it was doing the same things again.
BTW, I also have an external trans cooler and an Art Carr deep trans pan. The fluid is clear and up to the right level. I can list the rest of my combo or send TL files if it will help.
Do any of you gurus have any ideas? Could it be the TV cable? Converter? Clutches?
TIA for any assistance.
I had my trans rebuilt in August of 03 by a TR shop in Philly. Actually, they didn't do the work other than to remove and reinstall it, but farmed it out to "their transmission guy" who has tons of TR experience etc. (though they wouldn't say who the guy was). I was in a bind at the time, new to the area, and really needed the car fixed as it was my driver at the time.
Anyway, according to the receipt I have from them this is what went into the rebuild: hardened stator shaft, 13 vane pump, kevlar band, HD pump drive, HD input drum/shaft, art carr shift kit w/new reg. spring, modified 2-3 gear stock servo, 200r4 12" modified converter (not D5) (furnace brazed, HD bearin, HD clutch pack, HD hub), 700R4 filter, new stock clutches. Afterward the car has always seemed to rev a littlel too high before it would shift, but I attributed this to the shift kit.
Since all this was done the car hasn't been on the road much since I've been away (Army) for extended periods of time, and when I've had time to work on the car I've put a lot of work into the engine, body, etc.
I finally have the engine running right. In the process of tuning the TPS and IAC I noticed the TV spring was set WAY too tight. If I moved the throttle linkage by hand it would only travel to a point about 1/4 inch from the throttle stop. I readjusted it by pressing in the "D" button on the linkage, moved the TV cable all the way back, held in the button while I moved the throttle all the way to the stop. After this the shifts have seemed sloppy but I left the TV cable alone.
I was planning to finally drive the car to work for the first time in over a year but... I drove it to the car wash to rinse a year worth of garage funk off it. I punched it and got severe knock during one of the shifts. After that it seemed to get stuck and/or was slipping when trying to shift gears, particularly the 2/3 shift. When pulling away from a stop it felt like the trans was dragging then would "let go" and feel normal until it would hang during the 2-3 shift again.
I went home and let it cool a while then went back out with the turbolink hooked up. After the cool-down it was shifting normally again until I got into the boost again, then it was doing the same things again.
BTW, I also have an external trans cooler and an Art Carr deep trans pan. The fluid is clear and up to the right level. I can list the rest of my combo or send TL files if it will help.
Do any of you gurus have any ideas? Could it be the TV cable? Converter? Clutches?
TIA for any assistance.