Tricky991
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- Oct 6, 2014
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- Location
- Texas
- First Name
- Aaron
- Truck Year
- 1985
- Truck Model
- C10
- Engine Size
- 305/5.0
Hey everyone I am new here, but I have been checking this site out for awhile and it has helped me alot.
I am having problems with a turbo 350 I just swapped in. To give a a little back story...
I bought the truck about 3-4 years ago. The previous owner kept everything maintained all receipts all that. Well he said that I probably wouldn't make it home 100+ miles. Because the trans leaked so much. Well I bought it good price at the time. Checked the fluid all the way home, barely dropped never got near ad though.
Anyways fast forward, it started making a clanking noise when idling. Turned out that the torque converter was lose on the flex plate. Which I didn't know till the torque converter stopped working. Replaced the TC 4 times, as each one stopped working. To find out I had a 350-C. So finally got the right lockup TC. Worked fine for about a month.
But it damaged each TC before causing metal shavings to go in the trans. So it finally died.
So now last Wednesday I went and picked up a non-lockup 350 trans from pick n pull. Drained the fluid, cleaned the pan, new filter, new seals, put in fresh fluid and Lucas trans fix. I got it in last night, worked like a dream compared to the old on. I believe it has a new valve body then stock. It shifted so perfect and fine.
To day I was driving around town and as it shifted into 2nd I could feel the drive train lurch/hop. So I let off the gas, and then tried again and it did the same thing but then it stopped and started slipping. And now it wont move unless you barely apply any throttle. To much and it feels like neutral but just barely on it.
And it drives fine does hop/lurch a little still when shifting to 2nd and 3rd. When it did that I pulled over checked the fluid and it was just a hair over full, but the fluid has a orange tint to it. not nice and Red. Was able to make it home only about 3miles. Even over hills didn't slip or slow down. But just barely could use any throttle. Was able to get up to 50mph though.
So yeah sorry for that long story. I love my 85' c10 Sliverado. The engine is great and strong in it. I was so happy it was working again till this :/ And pulling and putting that trans in by my self with just a floor jack is tiring lol.
So yeah my question, is think changing the fluid and filter would fix it? Or should I just take it out and back to pick n pull before my 90 days run out?
Or do you guys think its something clogged in the valve body? Also I am running it with out the detent cable, but I was easy on it.
I am having problems with a turbo 350 I just swapped in. To give a a little back story...
I bought the truck about 3-4 years ago. The previous owner kept everything maintained all receipts all that. Well he said that I probably wouldn't make it home 100+ miles. Because the trans leaked so much. Well I bought it good price at the time. Checked the fluid all the way home, barely dropped never got near ad though.
Anyways fast forward, it started making a clanking noise when idling. Turned out that the torque converter was lose on the flex plate. Which I didn't know till the torque converter stopped working. Replaced the TC 4 times, as each one stopped working. To find out I had a 350-C. So finally got the right lockup TC. Worked fine for about a month.
But it damaged each TC before causing metal shavings to go in the trans. So it finally died.
So now last Wednesday I went and picked up a non-lockup 350 trans from pick n pull. Drained the fluid, cleaned the pan, new filter, new seals, put in fresh fluid and Lucas trans fix. I got it in last night, worked like a dream compared to the old on. I believe it has a new valve body then stock. It shifted so perfect and fine.
To day I was driving around town and as it shifted into 2nd I could feel the drive train lurch/hop. So I let off the gas, and then tried again and it did the same thing but then it stopped and started slipping. And now it wont move unless you barely apply any throttle. To much and it feels like neutral but just barely on it.
And it drives fine does hop/lurch a little still when shifting to 2nd and 3rd. When it did that I pulled over checked the fluid and it was just a hair over full, but the fluid has a orange tint to it. not nice and Red. Was able to make it home only about 3miles. Even over hills didn't slip or slow down. But just barely could use any throttle. Was able to get up to 50mph though.
So yeah sorry for that long story. I love my 85' c10 Sliverado. The engine is great and strong in it. I was so happy it was working again till this :/ And pulling and putting that trans in by my self with just a floor jack is tiring lol.
So yeah my question, is think changing the fluid and filter would fix it? Or should I just take it out and back to pick n pull before my 90 days run out?
Or do you guys think its something clogged in the valve body? Also I am running it with out the detent cable, but I was easy on it.