Is my trans. going out?
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On The Tree
Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Clear Lake, TX
Is my trans. going out? I was at the track last friday. My first 3 runs went fine (other than no traction). On the fourth run my car didn't shift into third, consequently hitting the rev limiter. I shut it down and went home. On the way home it would go through all the gears fine, but I was not able to get on it because of traffic.
I had installed a cam, etc. a week prior, and had it dyno tuned two days prior.
My job sent me to San Fransico the next day so I'm not able to drive it. I can just sit here and worry about it till I get home.
Should I go ahead and plan on trashing it, or does this just happen occasionally?
I had installed a cam, etc. a week prior, and had it dyno tuned two days prior.
My job sent me to San Fransico the next day so I'm not able to drive it. I can just sit here and worry about it till I get home.
Should I go ahead and plan on trashing it, or does this just happen occasionally?
You may need to move your shift point down a little. Might be slipping a little with the added power.
One thing I tried and it helped was a bottle of Lucas transmission addative. It got me through several weeks of racing when mine started to go. When the trans came apart, the clutches were pretty well gone, so I think the Lucas was actually working pretty well. It is not a miracle cure, but will buy you a little time and if it gets better (it will be instantly), then you know it was slipping.
One thing I tried and it helped was a bottle of Lucas transmission addative. It got me through several weeks of racing when mine started to go. When the trans came apart, the clutches were pretty well gone, so I think the Lucas was actually working pretty well. It is not a miracle cure, but will buy you a little time and if it gets better (it will be instantly), then you know it was slipping.
