86 GT AOD, late 2nd, no D or OD

[nisreo]

Hey guys, I just finished the dropping in the new motor in my girls 86 GT. The motor runs great and im very happy with it, but there is a problem. I didnt remove the AOD when doing the motor job, the only thing I repaired were the cooling lines going to the radiator.

I took it for a drive yesterday and I get 1st no problem, shifting into 2nd is a little late and thats as far as it goes, no 3rd or od.

The linkage does need to be adjusted, when in D, if I push the handle up a little it will pop into nuetral, so I know its slightly off. Not sure if this will cause my problems. I am sure I had it in D when I was trying to get it into the higher gears.

The car did sit for about 2 years before it was driven again, and the transmission shifted fine before that, as I used to drive it to work everyday on the highway.

Any ideas on what the problem could be? I dont have much experience with aod's so im not sure where to start (besides adjusting the linkage, which ill do tonight)

Thanks in advance
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Brian

 

[nisreo]

Oh and 1 more thing I noticed, there is a noise coming from the tranny, almost sounds like a 2 stroke dirtbike in the distance, seems to be louder in 2nd when i get higher in the rpms.... not good i know.

 

[LX302]

Adjust the linkage and make sure you have the TV cable hooked up to your throttle body. Without this cable adjusted properly, you can quickly burn up the bands. By the sound of your trans, you might have done that already.
Check this link to help.
Ford AOD Transmission

 

[nisreo]

I drove a total of maybe 1/2 a mile. hopefully i didnt burn them up. Thank you for the help!

 

[nisreo]

looking at the pics in the link you sent me, I did hook the TV cable up.... it shouldnt just go out of afjustment for no reason right? Ill check it anyway.

 

[nisreo]

So i finally got around to adjust the tv cable last night, it was definitly off. After adjustment and short testdrive, all my gears are there and the mysterious 2 stroke dirtbike is gone! Thank for the help