Trans acts funny in OD!

[crs]

When driving on the freeway in OD, it's fine until i slow down to 45 mph. At 45 mph, it seems like my trans goes into another gear or something. If i try to accelerate, it wont go anywhere. I have to basically build up boost to get the dam car going. Then it takes off hard! I have to apply almost all throttle to get it going past 45 mph. Like i said, it's fine driving it 50-70mph in OD until i slow down to 45 mph then it runs like crap with no power when accelerating back up. I need feedback!

 

[MeanBuicks]

Sounds as if your converter clutch is not releasing. When you press the gas, does the engine rev up against the converter or does it bog like a manual transmission?

 

[crs]

Weird trans problem

When the engine hits that dead spot at 45mph or so, if i try to accelerate the engine will rev up a little for a second then go back to the dead spot. I have to floor the thing to get it out of the dead spot. The car doesn't jerk back and forth or anything like that.

 

[85_SS]

Possibly not related, but I had a similar problem in my '85 SS when I first installed the 200-4R and was chasing it for a while before I finally found that my TV cable had a kink in it where it was getting hung up on the TV cable sleeve. I had the same problem after any WOT run, and I could get it "back to normal" by either kicking the throttle down quickly, or putting the car in park and then back in drive. I cleared up the kink and its been fine since.

 

[MeanBuicks]

Try this. Temporarily unplug the electrical connector on the driver side of your transmission. Take it for a test drive and try to simulate the same conditions that you experience your problem.

Let us know what happens.

 

[Freedster]

I'm having about the same problem with mine

Great that you can find stuff like this in the archives.

CRS- Mine's doing about the same thing, but I think it is a little less severe a problem than you describe. Did you get it solved?

- Freed