tranny won't shift out of first, need help quickly!!
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tranny won't shift out of first, need help quickly!!
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A friend of mine owns a 86 camero (v6 auto). He just bought the car a month or so ago and it supposedly had a rebuilt tranny and engine with the papers for the tranny. Well I got a call last night asking if I could come over because his tranny is stuck in first gear. Well when I got their I was stumped at first because the tranny was not slipping it was just not even trying to change gears which doesn't sound like a transmission going out but more of a vaccum hose being cracked or found it's way off. Sense I don't work on american cars that much I really didn't know where to begin to look, so I can here to see if anyone has had this problem before and hopefully it's just a problamatic line. Also the car is able to be put into revers,neutral and first (even when you manualy put it in 2nd) I know that doesn't mean much but it is always good to know. Well if anyone could help us We would be greatly appreciated
thanks
Stephen
A friend of mine owns a 86 camero (v6 auto). He just bought the car a month or so ago and it supposedly had a rebuilt tranny and engine with the papers for the tranny. Well I got a call last night asking if I could come over because his tranny is stuck in first gear. Well when I got their I was stumped at first because the tranny was not slipping it was just not even trying to change gears which doesn't sound like a transmission going out but more of a vaccum hose being cracked or found it's way off. Sense I don't work on american cars that much I really didn't know where to begin to look, so I can here to see if anyone has had this problem before and hopefully it's just a problamatic line. Also the car is able to be put into revers,neutral and first (even when you manualy put it in 2nd) I know that doesn't mean much but it is always good to know. Well if anyone could help us We would be greatly appreciated
thanks
Stephen
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The tranny is not vacuum operated unless someone has put in a TH350. Try setting the TV cable first. Secondly it could be the governor either sticking or the plastic gear on it has broken. The governor is under a round dome cap on the drivers side rear of the tranny. Prise the cap off with a screwdriver and pull the governor out.
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hey thanks for the rsponse, I went to autozone to pick up some stuff and we'll I was there I talked to a friend of mine who works there who plugged in transmission info into the computer and he told me it was some type of modulator or something and it was only 10 dollers, dopes this make any sense or is the governer and this modulator the same thing?
thanks
Stephen
thanks
Stephen
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From: El Paso Texas
Car: 86 z28
Engine: Hyd. roller 498
Transmission: 700r4
Axle/Gears: 12 bolt 3.90 gears
It appears the tranny's governor is the problem. check it out.
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Big 454 72 Chevy Nova
383 86 Camaro Z28
10.5:1compression 186 casting Heads,234dur.488lift exh&int,Edelbrock performer intake, Holley750 vac.sec 400 crank,flat top pistons,edelbrock valve springs and lifters,tranny shift kit,2500 stall converter. Will install 3.73's later on and might go with a more aggresive cam.As of 4/01 added Hooker Headers,2.5inchpipes with 40 s. Flowmasters.Ignition upgrade include: MSD Coil and MSD module.
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Big 454 72 Chevy Nova
383 86 Camaro Z28
10.5:1compression 186 casting Heads,234dur.488lift exh&int,Edelbrock performer intake, Holley750 vac.sec 400 crank,flat top pistons,edelbrock valve springs and lifters,tranny shift kit,2500 stall converter. Will install 3.73's later on and might go with a more aggresive cam.As of 4/01 added Hooker Headers,2.5inchpipes with 40 s. Flowmasters.Ignition upgrade include: MSD Coil and MSD module.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by flashjr:
hey thanks for the rsponse, I went to autozone to pick up some stuff and we'll I was there I talked to a friend of mine who works there who plugged in transmission info into the computer and he told me it was some type of modulator or something and it was only 10 dollers, dopes this make any sense or is the governer and this modulator the same thing?
thanks
Stephen</font>
hey thanks for the rsponse, I went to autozone to pick up some stuff and we'll I was there I talked to a friend of mine who works there who plugged in transmission info into the computer and he told me it was some type of modulator or something and it was only 10 dollers, dopes this make any sense or is the governer and this modulator the same thing?
thanks
Stephen</font>
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