ok guys heres one for you. i just got my 355 engine buttoned up and put my tranny in. the problem is that i can shift threw every gear and the car wont move. i can reeve it up to 4000 rpm and nothing. whats wrong with it? i adjusted the tv cable, and no help. the trannys been rebuilt, shift kit, 7 vane to a 20 vane, new input sprag assembly, and new sun shell case. i also put a 3000 stall convertor. any ideas?

 

Not enough fluid in it yet - you need to add tranny fluid, run though the gears, add fluid, run through, etc, etc, etc - thr process takes about 12+ qts of fluid and about 3-4 hours. When it does start to move, then drive like 100 ft using each foward gear in the 100 ft, then use reverse for a few feet, and recheck/add fluid, and keep working it in there until the fluid level is full.

 

there is 100 things that could cause that. if line pressure is good then something must be wrong with the drive cutches assuming the tc bolts are in.

 

[quoteii=camaronewbie;4495525]Not enough fluid in it yet - you need to add tranny fluid, run though the gears, add fluid, run through, etc, etc, etc - thr process takes about 12+ qts of fluid and about 3-4 hours. When it does start to move, then drive like 100 ft using each foward gear in the 100 ft, then use reverse for a few feet, and recheck/add fluid, and keep working it in there until the fluid level is full.[/quote]

i ran it threw the gears numerous times, and thefluid is still reading full. i put a 10 inch convertor in and theres maybe a 3/4 inch gap to the flywheel with it all the way back. do i need to shim it so that itll reach the flywheel with it in the rear position?