83 T/A th200c stuck in second gear?
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Car: 1983 T/A ws6
Engine: 5.0l
Transmission: th200c
Axle/Gears: not sure
83 T/A th200c stuck in second gear?
So I drive my 83 T/A in town and it shifts in all 3 gears the way it is suppose to. If I take it on the highway and punch it up to 140kmh plus and then get off the highway it seems to be sticking in 2nd gear, even if I try a manually shift it into 1st. The car has been sitting for the past five years and was rarely driven in the past 12 years. It has 113000 kms on it. I am having I high idle problem as well (1100rpm). Is this causing my problem?
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Car: 82' T/A
Engine: LG4
Transmission: THM200c
Re: 83 T/A th200c stuck in second gear?
You may check and see if the return spring is missing or broken of the throttle linkage and the throttle is not closing when you take your foot off the pedal. I experienced something similar with mine.
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Car: K2500 Suburban
Engine: big one
Transmission: overdrive
Axle/Gears: 3.73
Re: 83 T/A th200c stuck in second gear?
Tv valve probably got some junk in it and is hung up. Try this. With the engine running disconnect the tv cable from the arm on the carb. Give the cable sevral to many pulls and then reattach to carb. This might clear the debris.
If the tv is not returning the trans pressure will remain high resulting in 2nd gear starts.
If the tv is not returning the trans pressure will remain high resulting in 2nd gear starts.
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Car: 1983 T/A ws6
Engine: 5.0l
Transmission: th200c
Axle/Gears: not sure
Re: 83 T/A th200c stuck in second gear?
Tv valve probably got some junk in it and is hung up. Try this. With the engine running disconnect the tv cable from the arm on the carb. Give the cable sevral to many pulls and then reattach to carb. This might clear the debris.
If the tv is not returning the trans pressure will remain high resulting in 2nd gear starts.
If the tv is not returning the trans pressure will remain high resulting in 2nd gear starts.
Thanks Texas T...I will check it out when I get back home. Thought maybe I should change the filter and tranny fluid aswell.
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Car: 1982 trans am
Engine: 4bbl carb 305 v8
Transmission: 3 auto
Re: 83 T/A th200c stuck in second gear?
I repaired trans with kit including clutches,gakets,friction plates and a body valve repair kit for Th200c.still second gear is stuck
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Re: 83 T/A th200c stuck in second gear?
My mechanic mentioned about a plug to the front of body located somewhere very low under hood . He connected plug but still nothing changed. It is a LU5 with 4 barrel carb 305 with TH200c.
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