ok, we bought the transmission from a junkyard for like $575, it looks brand new, but like when i stomp on the pedel from a dead stop and when i hit second my car jumps hard, i was wondering if thats normal or do you guys think somone hopped the trans up alittle bit?

 

Does it make a thump? Transmission mount maybe.
Or does it rev then hit second low trans fluid.
Just a few ideas.

 

There is a transmission board......

 

I had similar prolems like yours, so I would look at the tranny mount and motor as well. Just got my 85 back yesterday and that made a huge difference from the way I could get in gear to shifting.

 

i checked the fluid and it was good, and the mounts are new, and it doesnt thump just when ever it shifts from first to second the whoe car jumps, and it doesnt do this with any other gears, when it jumpj my back tires squeek. any other ideas?

 

shift kit? don't know much about 3rd gen auto tranny mods but 4th gen's have shift kits the makes shifts more firm.

 

Same shift kits are available for 3rd gens, and 1st gens, and 2nd gens...

Did you put the trans in yourself? Did you (or whoever put it in) adjust the TV cable properly? What condition was the original junkyard fluid in? What year is the transmission itself?

 

yea i tried that tv cable adjsts thing in the tech articles and it didnt help. me and my dad put the tranny in, the fluid looks really nice, i mean the transmission looks like its never been in a car before. and im not sure of the year, but my dad shoudl know.

 

What year is the transmission? If you don't know, there's an ID tag located above the pan bolts on the passenger side. Post the # up here.

So the original fluid from the junkyard was good looking? Hm. Was there a lot of metal in the pan when you changed the fluid? Hey, do you still ahve the original junkyard fluid filter from inside the pan?? You could cut it open to see if there's a ton of metal stuck in there. Maybe the junkyard just changed the fluid to make you think you got a good trans.

 

You mentioned that your tires squeak (is it like the barking sound when you floor it on a fresh paved road?) when you shift, does the tach go up real high? the guy before might have installed a special valve body i heard about that basically revs the engine higher between shifts and thus you do kind of like a burnout (like when you hold it in neutral rev it then throw it into drive)

maybe thats not what you talking about. Good luck with it though
Jason