TRASHCAN
10-31-2003, 15:29
Well it's a short story (sort of). I am driving to town in my CUCV with a swapped in 700r4. I am cruising along at 62 mph and start up a slight grade. I give the truck a little gas to give me enough umph in overdrive to get over the hill. The trans kicks down into 3rd, bad stuff happens. As the trans kicks down the engine sounds like it is going to come out from under the hood, serious revs. I immediately let off the gas and pull over to the side of the road. First thing I check is my shorts, they where okay. Next I move to the trans. Fluid level is good and still looks and smells like trans fluid. I have a temp gage, no problem there. Next I checked the "TV" cable, appears to be fine. I start the truck back up and I now only have first and reverse. The trans seems like it wants to shift, but slips once it gets into second. None of my manuals cover a whole lot on automatic transmissions other than change the fluid and filter or take it to someone who charges a lot of money. I know a lot of you out there are running 700r4's and I am hoping that you can give me some ideas on where to look. I had the trans built with all the upgrades about 3 years ago. The trans has about 10,000 miles on it and hasn't really been abused. I am thinking clutch problem, but I don't know what gears are shared on a 700r4. Any info would be appreciated, thanks in advance.