Hello fellow 3rd Gen's,

My 1984 V8 305L Chevy Camaro's transmission was recently worked on (torque converter replaced and shifting cable replaced) because it was having problems shifting (the RPM would get very high before it would shift). I also replaced the carb, coolant temp sensor, and MAP sensor. For a while that seemed to have fixed it. Then when the car was warmed up I noticed that it was having problems shifting again. Other times, before the car warms up it has shifting problems. I keep getting the "check engine" light but no place can check that. I am wondering if there are any other sensors that I might need to replace to get it to shift normal all the time.

ANY help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Adam

 

The ECM has absolutely no control over the shifting of the transmission, so anything you've changed outside it won't do you any good.

Are you still running the Quadrajet?

 

After I replaced the carb (same type of carb, just rebuilt), coolant temp sensor, and MAP sensor the transmission was running fine.

Rochester Quadrajet E4ME carb still running and running good.

 

Right, none of those things affected the transmission, except possibly the TV cable adjustment that was changed without realizing it when you changed the carb.

Sometimes drivability problems can make you think that there's a transmission problem when there's not. Can you describe your symptoms in detail?

 

When accelerating, I can hear the pitch of the transmission/engine go very high and then suddenly the transmission will shift 1st-2nd and the car will lurch forward (not pleasant when the roads are slippery). When this happens I am usually going 25mph. Does the same for 2nd-3rd gear which is usually around 40-45mph. I do not have a tachometer so I don't know what RPM it shifts at.

 

So it gets to the point where it should shift, and it flares like it's in neutral briefly, and then goes into the next gear?

 

more like if it was a manual transmission and I shift almost at the red line and floor it for a second

 

I don't understand what that means.

 

it shifts gears at a high RPM and the car lurches forward when it shifts

 

The TV cable is connected and adjusted properly?

 

As far as I know. Is there a way for me to do this, rather than take it back to the shop that replaced it?

 

Sounds like a TV adjustment issue to me. Lurching doesn't sound like any slippage. TV cable is the ONLY thing that affects shift points. Read this and adjust: https://www.thirdgen.org/detent

On your engine codes, grab a paperclip and read this: https://www.thirdgen.org/service-eng...ht-error-codes

 

Don't forget the governor.

 

I am sorry, I remembered that sometimes it does do that.

 

Is that supposed to be a joke or a real car part?

 

I did the steps and it didn't work. When I pressed the metal tang (#2), pulled the cable assembly (#3) all the way back, then pulled the throttle (#1) all the way back...the cable assembly (#3) did not go back in and click a few times.


might the cable have to be adjusted at the transmission side?

 

There's no adjustment on the tranny end.

You push the metal D in, and pull so that the part on the other side of the bracket goes into the cable, then you twist the linkage to full throttle (or press the gas pedal all the way down) and it should go back out, making clicking noises as it does.

 

I pressed #2 and pulled #3 (https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/memb...etal-tang.html) towards the back of the car. Then pulled the throttle as far as it would go #1 (https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/memb...-tv-cable.html) and #3 did not go forward and click