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I'm having some tranny issues, and need some input...
Yesterday it started feeling like it was slipping or starting in a gear other than 1st. Today, I checked the fluid and it was REALLY LOW. I put in 1 bottle of Lucas Tranny Fix (about 3/4qt) and 2.5 bottles of synthetic ATF+4. All in all, it took about 3.25qts. That seemed to fix it once it was completely full. It was fine for a couple hours, and was acting normally.
Now, I left to stop at my buddy's house, and it is doing the same thing it was before. Lags really bad until it shifts, then it seems fine. The shift feels firm, and there are no noises. Now here is the kicker, I only feel it shift once, and it ends up at about 1500rpm at 50mph, so that means it must be starting in 3rd and shifting into OD. Checked the fluid again (running in N) and it is still full.
Why wouldn't I have 1st and 2nd??? I tried to pull it down into 1st, but my linkage won't quite let me get it into 1st. I had trouble with the linkage coming loose once before, so I'll try to check that tomorrow, and see if everything is alright there.
Even if the linkage is screwed up again, I still don't understand why it would be starting in 3rd gear when in D. What happened to 1st and 2nd??? They worked fine earlier today after I added the fluid. Everything was good until after I put it into 4wd to test the t-case for noises after installing the new u-joint, took it out, and parked it for about an hour or so. Same thing yesterday, after parking it for an hour or so I suddenly didn't have 1st (and possibly 2nd). Anybody have any guesses???
Yesterday it started feeling like it was slipping or starting in a gear other than 1st. Today, I checked the fluid and it was REALLY LOW. I put in 1 bottle of Lucas Tranny Fix (about 3/4qt) and 2.5 bottles of synthetic ATF+4. All in all, it took about 3.25qts. That seemed to fix it once it was completely full. It was fine for a couple hours, and was acting normally.
Now, I left to stop at my buddy's house, and it is doing the same thing it was before. Lags really bad until it shifts, then it seems fine. The shift feels firm, and there are no noises. Now here is the kicker, I only feel it shift once, and it ends up at about 1500rpm at 50mph, so that means it must be starting in 3rd and shifting into OD. Checked the fluid again (running in N) and it is still full.
Why wouldn't I have 1st and 2nd??? I tried to pull it down into 1st, but my linkage won't quite let me get it into 1st. I had trouble with the linkage coming loose once before, so I'll try to check that tomorrow, and see if everything is alright there.
Even if the linkage is screwed up again, I still don't understand why it would be starting in 3rd gear when in D. What happened to 1st and 2nd??? They worked fine earlier today after I added the fluid. Everything was good until after I put it into 4wd to test the t-case for noises after installing the new u-joint, took it out, and parked it for about an hour or so. Same thing yesterday, after parking it for an hour or so I suddenly didn't have 1st (and possibly 2nd). Anybody have any guesses???