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Old May 3, 2011 | 02:24 AM
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im probably posting something that has been posted a thousand times before but i dont feel like looking threw a thousand posts to find the right one. i was driving my 1997 firebird formula home the other night. i was jus cruising down the highway everything was fine and had been fine for quite awhile so i go to put in cruise i was doing about 65 the rpms were around 2500 im not sure exactly but i can get the exact number if needed. so i turn on the cruise and my rpms jump up to about 4700 maybe pushing 5 grand so i hit the brake and put my foot back on the pedal and im doing the same speed i was but my rpms dropped. so i try again and it does the same thing. so i stop and try to manually go through the gears. i put it in 2 bc thats as low as mine goes. starts off normal shifts into second good wait for the rpms to build so i try to shift into 3 and no change so i put it into D no change. the girl i bought the car from said the trans was rebulit a while back not really sure if she was telling the truth or not or if the shop that rebuilt it was honest . i really dont want to pull the trans bc this will be the fourth time having to drop the k member and im really getting tired of doing this . so if you have any ideas it will be greatly appreciated. thanks
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Old May 3, 2011 | 08:49 AM
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I had the same thing happen to me. If it's the same problem soon it will happen to your 2/3 shift aswell. I tried putting additive to my oil to stop the slipping but You're better off pulling it now than later. I have to get mine rebuilt or buy a new one.
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Old May 3, 2011 | 09:44 AM
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Your saying it only shifts as far as second but when its time for 3rd it just does not shift but does not neutral either? I would scan for codes first.
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Old May 3, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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I say it does nothing because I don't feel it shift but I jus got done driving it and it does like a half *** third I'm still building speed but nowhere near the rate I should be
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Old May 4, 2011 | 03:02 AM
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So what do I do? Do I rebuild mine? Save up and buy a used one? Or jus say to hell with the automatic and go with a t56?
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Rebuild or buy used but beware - you don't know what you are really buying.
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If your just looking to get it back up and running on the road. Take a look ate this kit. (Cheap) price. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GM-Ch...d=234307066324
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