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    motor problems

    I have an 88 vert. and the motor spins with a wrench but when i get to one particular spot it stops and locks up. my nephew was driving out of the driveway when it locked up and died. any ideas what could cause this. I think it is possibly a droped valve that is blocking the piston...
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    need swap info

    I need to replace my tranny in my 88 convertible it's an a4ld p.o.s. and I found a 91 auto that looks pretty good. my question is will the two interchange. thanks, mike
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    need help adjusting the tv cable

    funny you should mention it, I thought the kickdown cable and the tv cable were the same thing. ( my bad) the tranny is running fine now I'm not for sure what happened but at first it seemed as if the shift points were way off. it would rev way up and then the tranny would catch and shoot...
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    need help adjusting the tv cable

    funny you should mention it, I thought the kickdown cable and the tv cable were the same thing. ( my bad) the tranny is running fine now I'm not for sure what happened but at first it seemed as if the shift points were way off. it would rev way up and then the tranny would catch and shoot...
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    now it's a new problem

    I'm waiting for it to blow so I can justify the swap. it is my nephews car and he wants a five speed but won't save the money till he has a reason. I would say that not having a car to drive is a good reason mike
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    need help adjusting the tv cable

    I looked they really didn't have anything for me but thanks for the advice. mike
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    now it's a new problem

    okay don't know what happened but my nephew says that the car seems to be running just fine now. took a couple of trips for a few miles and now the tranny seems to shifting like normal but he did say that there was a very faint noise the is constant coming from the engine bay somewhere, I...
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    need help adjusting the tv cable

    I did a search for the procedure to adjust the tv cable to the tranny and came up empty any help will be appreciated thanks mike
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    now it's a new problem

    anyone ever had this problem mike
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    now it's a new problem

    got the pump seal replaced on the tranny, found out it was replaced already with an 85 gt tranny. put the fluids in and if you don't remember my nephew also ripped out the lower radiator hose so when he was towed home. so we added the antifreeze and the drove the car around the block...
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    front tranny seal

    found a really easy way I took the member off the back of the bell housing grabbed a small pair of channel locks and it popped right out. thanks for the help mike
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    front tranny seal

    whats the easiest way to get it out mike
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    front tranny seal

    I pulled the tranny today to change the pump seal and when I got the tranny down I'm pretty sure they gave me the wrong seal but any way do I need to remove the bell housing to replace it I pulled the bell housing and that was a mistake but got it back together okay. here is a pic of the...
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    finally got a chassis

    nice I guess $1,000 usd. mike
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    need to find a part

    well it's good to know that I can run without one for while till we can find one for his car thanks guys mike
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    need to find a part

    I checked with dallas mustang and can't seem to find the part but what I'm loooking for is a lower radiator hose bracket. the plastic one that bolts on at the radiator. my brilliant nephew got pulled down the street by a jeep with about 15 inches of lift on it and broke that bracket and ripped...
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    any ever blow a

    the tranny is a automatic with overdrive I'm not for sure if that is the a4ld but after blowing out the front seal ( at least what seemed like a blow out) the tranny was registering no fluid on the dip stick so we put a couple of courts in just to move it around the drive way and the fluid...
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    any ever blow a

    front tranny seal after adding lucas tranny fix apparently I had my nephew use the lucas after doing a search on this board and seeing many people recommend the product about thirty minutes after putting the lucas tranny fix in I believe the front seal blew out completely, his car starting...
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    feeler for 88 vert

    beuhler........... beuhler........... kbb seems low for an estimate so what would you pay? mike
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    '90 2.3l A couple of questions...

    well what was it for anyone who may have the problem later and could have the same fix. mike