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Please please help Engine/Trans problem.!.

  • Thread starter Thread starter cas69aus19
  • Start date Start date Nov 27, 2005

cas69aus19

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Just got the car running today and did the break in. After i broke it in i decided to take a test drive. When i went to put it in gear it didn't move. I checked the tranny fluid(C4). It was a little low. Added fluid, then when i put in reverse it wanted to lunge forward. And take off. I also noticed that when i added the tranny fluid the car acted like it fell on its face and completely lost power. It became less responsive and sounded like it was bogging down. Before i put it in gear i could turn 6000 rpm easy. After i tried putting it in gear it struggled to reach 3000-3500 rpm. When it started doing that the engine started surging as well. Hard to type what the engine sounds like but this is my best shot....vroom vroom vrooooooom vroom vroom vrooooooom vroom vroom.


Here is the kicker, Shifting from park to reverse it goes forward. Same with nuetral. Every gear is "Drive", except Park.

What exactly does the vacuum modulator do,?, and how bad will it affect the car if it is not working properly?
Also do i have to have the kickdown tube hooked up just for a test drive.?.
I have done research on the site, and there is one thread that was similiar to my problem but his was fuel related.

Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated.
 
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TOM B

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Sounds like the shift rod if off or backwards. A stock shifter assembly should mount like this.
 
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