Christian Nelson
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- Joined
- Sep 8, 2011
- Posts
- 296
- Reaction score
- 34
- Location
- Wisconsin
- First Name
- Christian
- Truck Year
- 77
- Truck Model
- K15
- Engine Size
- 400
And, it works!!!
Except...
NO OD!
Doesn't even act like it wants to shift into OD, just goes along in 3rd gear, like it was meant to. .
I checked out the servo, everything looks good, it's one of those billet super hold OD servos.
As a matter of fact, I believe I air tested the thing before I put it all together.
Now, I talked to some people, one guy says I need to hook it up to a computer to see if the computer is even commanding it to shift into 4th.
I've checked the linkage, P is park, R is Reverse, N is neutral, etc, so I don't think that is it.
Since it is going 1st 2nd, 3rd just fine, nice firm shifts, no loose or sliiping, I am wondering if I have something hung up in the valve body.
My dad even wonders if maybe the cold temps we've been dealing with is not letting the vasilene dissolve in the valve body.
My next move is I need to buy some more of those stupid blue orings to pull that servo off again, and try the original stock setup, and see if that changes anything, and maybe try to find a shop willing to check this out with a scanner, and not gonna just lecture me about DIY and I should leave this to pros, and they don't wanna look at it.
WHat do y'all think?
Big questions for you all right now.
Where can I find a cheap scanner that will work with this thing, and command 4th gear manually?
Is it safe to drive it like this?
Do you guys think I am barking up the wrong tree?
Original issue with this trany was the 3-4 clutch pack burned up. Replace with Alto red/Kolene 3-4 pack, all the rest of the clutches and steels, disassembled and reassembled the valve body, pump etc. put a Sonnax boost valve in, transgo hardened valve body plate in, corvette servo, pinless accumulators, new band, and billet OD servo cover with heavier apply. Beast reaction shell. Oh, and I also replaced the pressure manifold with a new one. New a and b solenoid.
Except...
NO OD!
Doesn't even act like it wants to shift into OD, just goes along in 3rd gear, like it was meant to. .
I checked out the servo, everything looks good, it's one of those billet super hold OD servos.
As a matter of fact, I believe I air tested the thing before I put it all together.
Now, I talked to some people, one guy says I need to hook it up to a computer to see if the computer is even commanding it to shift into 4th.
I've checked the linkage, P is park, R is Reverse, N is neutral, etc, so I don't think that is it.
Since it is going 1st 2nd, 3rd just fine, nice firm shifts, no loose or sliiping, I am wondering if I have something hung up in the valve body.
My dad even wonders if maybe the cold temps we've been dealing with is not letting the vasilene dissolve in the valve body.
My next move is I need to buy some more of those stupid blue orings to pull that servo off again, and try the original stock setup, and see if that changes anything, and maybe try to find a shop willing to check this out with a scanner, and not gonna just lecture me about DIY and I should leave this to pros, and they don't wanna look at it.
WHat do y'all think?
Big questions for you all right now.
Where can I find a cheap scanner that will work with this thing, and command 4th gear manually?
Is it safe to drive it like this?
Do you guys think I am barking up the wrong tree?
Original issue with this trany was the 3-4 clutch pack burned up. Replace with Alto red/Kolene 3-4 pack, all the rest of the clutches and steels, disassembled and reassembled the valve body, pump etc. put a Sonnax boost valve in, transgo hardened valve body plate in, corvette servo, pinless accumulators, new band, and billet OD servo cover with heavier apply. Beast reaction shell. Oh, and I also replaced the pressure manifold with a new one. New a and b solenoid.