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    #1

    Transmission issues.

    Alright guys my '88 vic has a weird shift problem guy I bought it from had the tranny rebuilt/replaced and he said with in a short time it lost Overdrive. Well the car only will drive in uh 1st? i thought in the PI cars it's 1st D OD ? but anyway in the lowest position (gear indicator doesn't wokr) the car goes through first and second that's it. If you put it in D or OD it just revs like it in Neutral. Any ideas? I haven't really looked at it since I live in a condo and it's in storage at a friends. I think maybe whoever did the tranny work maybe messed up a linkage or something? What do you guys think. I'm going over there in about an hour to check it out see if I can see anything blatantly obvious. All help is apprieciated.

    Dave
    Resident diesel addict
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    #2
    Do you have reverse? Sounds like when I blew my tranny.

    2009 Ford F-350 6.4 powerstroke diesel. 1977 Ford F-150 built 300 six, 5 speed trans. 1976 MG MGB roadster, 359w, t5 5 speed. 1996 Kawasaki ninja ZX6R.
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      #3
      Not sure id its blown. This happened to me in my old 88... twice. thesecond time the tranny topok a crap. The first time, the kickdown rod disconnected itself. Trans had one and two. What I did was, put it in D, and then pull down into two to shift it manually (vb was OD, D, 2). I was able to reconnect, and the trans was fine. The second time it happened, about a year later, the kickdown wasn't the culprit, just stopped shifting altogether, except driving the way i explained above.

      perhaps the kickdown is disconnected? If so, most likely permanent damage resulted. For some reason mine didn't die the first time (drove for a few days with it messed up). See if the kickdown is hooked up. Correct fluid level?
      **2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
      **2006 MGM,"Ultimate": 4.6/ 2.73/ Dark Tint, Magnaflows, 19s, 115K Daily Driver
      **2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
      **1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Truck Duties

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        #4
        Yeah thought of the kikdown, after I drove the thing home. Didn't wind it up much, hopefully I can figure it out if not the other vic loses its transmission. What happens when the kickdown is disconnected and the transmission dies? is it seals or what? I mean the tranny is new within the last few months, I can rebuild it if needed. thanks again, Dave

        Edit: I do have reverse. Seems to drive fine.
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          #5
          If the kickdown is disconnected, I don't think the transmission is holding enough line pressure. That means lots of slipping, causing heat. The heat damages something, but personally, I'm not too sure what it is.
          **2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
          **2006 MGM,"Ultimate": 4.6/ 2.73/ Dark Tint, Magnaflows, 19s, 115K Daily Driver
          **2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
          **1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Truck Duties

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            #6
            Thanks man, To answer your question from my other thread, I live In South Hadley, Ma. it's bout 5-10 mins from the Holyoke mall
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              #7
              Yeah, theres a golf course there right? There was a major women's tournament or something a year or two (maybe more) ago. My Dad transported the generators there for that event.

              I do deliveries in that area all the time where I work now.
              **2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302: 5.0/ 6 spd/ 3.73s, 20K Cruiser
              **2006 MGM,"Ultimate": 4.6/ 2.73/ Dark Tint, Magnaflows, 19s, 115K Daily Driver
              **2012 Harley Davidson Wide Glide (FXDWG):103/ Cobra Speedsters/ Cosmetics, 9K Poseur HD Rider
              **1976 Ford F-150 4WD: 360, 4 spd, 3.50s, factory A/C, 4" lift, Bilsteins, US Indy Mags, 35s Truck Duties

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                #8
                Yeah the WPGA or something tour came through about 2 years ago. We'll have to meet up sometime if you're interested.

                But back to the subject at hand I got some pictures is this the Tv and should there be a bushing between the metal peicen and th plasitc tube cause that tube doesn't engage the metal peice unless it's at WOT.
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                  #9
                  police valve body has 2 as the low gear, but its manual 2, not 1 then 2. Anyway, if it basically goes to neutral after second gear, it sounds like a direct clutch fail. If its recently been rebuilt, it was likely either not done right or not adjusted right. The loss of overdrive sounds like it wasn't adjusted right and it just burned out again. Loss of line pressure (disconnected TV cable) causes the clutches to not fully engage, and they juyst slip till they burn out. Only takes a few miles, overdrive is almost always the first to go, then the direct clutches fail. If the fluid is dark and sparkly, its done for.
                  86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                  5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                  91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                  1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                  Originally posted by phayzer5
                  I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

                  Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it works

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                    #10
                    Funkin junk.... No 2 ways about it.... Shop for a new tranny.....

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                      #11
                      So that peice I took the picture of is that the Tv cable though? Is it most likely the cause? Cause when it is in low gear it goes 1 then 2 like a normal tranny does. No slipping or anything Fluid looks to be fairly new nice and red with no burn smell to it. Any other ideas?
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                        #12
                        Yes, thats a TV cable. Its not supposed to have any bushing, the black piece is the adjustment block, the cable is, well, the cable. Normally it ends up being close to full pressure at WOT, and the cable should begin moving as soon as the throttle begins to open. If its set that loose, the pressure would have been very low and probably cooked the trans. Try adjusting it but probably the trans is shot if I had to guess.
                        86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
                        5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

                        91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

                        1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

                        Originally posted by phayzer5
                        I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

                        Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it works

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                          #13
                          Cable loose means shifting early and soft. No matter how many shiny pennies you throw into the wishing well, it is time for a new tranny. The simple fact that it started out by losing just OD means it needs to come apart or just be replaced.

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                            #14
                            There isn't supposed to be any slack in that cable. You can adjust it, but I wouldn't touch it until the tranny shop looks at it again. It it isn't engaging until almost WOT, they killed it by not adjusting it properly. The idiots probably have never built an AOD, methinks.

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                              #15
                              So the cable shouldn't be sticking out at all? that adjuster nut should be up to the black cable insulation?
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