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Old May 13, 2005 | 11:01 PM
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ok OCCASIONALLY (2 times in the last 2 months) from a hwy roll the tranny has banged the rev limiter but when i go for a full run and every other time it works great could this be some sort of a tuneing issue or is my tranny heading south?
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Old May 13, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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o yea its not like its toping out a gear and banging it it just seems like it you slam it down and its in netural for a seccond is this a 4-2 shift problem??
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comon any guesses?
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I don't remember exactly what it was (I"m not very tranny educated, but have read of this before) but my guess is that "tranny going south" will be the result of the diagnosis.
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I don't remember exactly what it was (I"m not very tranny educated, but have read of this before) but my guess is that "tranny going south" will be the result of the diagnosis.

I agree that is the first signs of your tranny going bad.
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ahhh! dont tell me this... just lie to me and say its just fine! well the verter is getting droped friday so thell havethe pan dropped hopefully anything shitty can be found then
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from everything i have read that is a problem due to a worn clutch pack
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the fluid smells fine to me... but it did it again tonight!
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ok its when im crusing in 4th and i slam it down say from a 70 roll the car seems to drop in to netural for a seccond before shifting ie: you slam it down it immediately bangs the revlimiter then it shifts! it does is infrequently ...

ALSO I HAD A TORQUE CONVERTER INSTALL PLANNED FOR FRIDAY SHOULD I HOLD OFF ON THIS .. COULD THIS DAMAGE THE CONVERTER IF THE TRANNY IS GOING?
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the locals are tring to say its either a converter clutch problem or a sprag problem
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