Mis-shifted 3rd to 2nd, engine underpowered now?
If the compression test looks bad i'll be putting on some new heads, havent decided which ones. trying to keep the price around 1200 assembled, I already had a lifting problem with the headgasket when I was running nitrous on the dyno without any fans. Overheated and spewed a bit of coolant. So thats another reason why i should probably go heads/cam. I'll post up when I finally get to crack her open
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From: Ft. Irwin, California (But Virginia is home)
Your an idiot. He doesnt have to get into pullin the heads yet..jesus christ. He probably just needs to pull the valve covers. Its most likely a bent pushrod. I did the same thing but went from the top of 2nd back into 1st. I still drove mine after which helped me diagnose the problem. **** happens...if you've never missed a gear then your shiftin like a *****.
Agree. Pull the valvecovers and check for bent pushrods (using the roll on glass method) Good chance that is your prob. Damn near everyone's missed a shift at one point. I went for 3rd when I 1st got my Camaro 6 ears ago and hit 1st. Revved to 6900. Wasn't happy. Luckily I didn't do any damage.
Either way, pull the valve covers...check things out. Go from there. Good luck
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Joined: Apr 2005
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From: Wentzville, MO
Yea, maybe your a great shifter but it is not uncommon for newbs to shift into a lower gear and mechanically overrev. And pulling heads is unnecessary to change the pushrods (which is the most likely culprit).
The reason people got on your *** is because your post gave us the impression that
1) You are a ******** that is jumping down a newbs throat w/o being provoked
2) You don't really know what you are talking about
Unfortunately both characteristics are things that this site trys to avoid. Being a ******** and flamming newbs for making common mistakes is bad because it discourages them from asking questions (which is sorta the point of this site). Also, making suggestions that are based on an inadequate knowledge base lowers the aggregate quality of the feedback people recieve on this site. Please don't be offended by this, but keep it in mind in future posts.
The reason people got on your *** is because your post gave us the impression that
1) You are a ******** that is jumping down a newbs throat w/o being provoked
2) You don't really know what you are talking about
Unfortunately both characteristics are things that this site trys to avoid. Being a ******** and flamming newbs for making common mistakes is bad because it discourages them from asking questions (which is sorta the point of this site). Also, making suggestions that are based on an inadequate knowledge base lowers the aggregate quality of the feedback people recieve on this site. Please don't be offended by this, but keep it in mind in future posts.
you ever heard a subaru WRX? mine sound just like one when I was pulling off... I drove it 30 miles home too.. I couldnt put it in 6th and the entire car was shaking.
I bent 4 valves(2 intake, 2 exhaust) my stock pushrods wernt even bent but i replaced them too.
I had the heads rebuilt by a local shop for like 200 with 4 new valves and I had it fixed in 2 days including turn arround time(It was my DD)
I bent 4 valves(2 intake, 2 exhaust) my stock pushrods wernt even bent but i replaced them too.
I had the heads rebuilt by a local shop for like 200 with 4 new valves and I had it fixed in 2 days including turn arround time(It was my DD)
DO NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN. REPEAT. DO NOT DRIVE IT AGAIN.
first of all, i dont know why you would be flogging it like that after missing a shift and noticing something wrong.
pull the valve covers and check for bent pushrods, and any other problem.............naw. forget that, go ahead and pull the intake, accessories and heads. cause your gonna need some work.
one more thing.......learn to drive.
first of all, i dont know why you would be flogging it like that after missing a shift and noticing something wrong.
pull the valve covers and check for bent pushrods, and any other problem.............naw. forget that, go ahead and pull the intake, accessories and heads. cause your gonna need some work.
one more thing.......learn to drive.
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Well i just pulled the valve covers and checked the pushrods, they dont appear to be bent at all, i used the roll on glass method and checking them next to each other, How much would it usually bend? Also how do i go about putting them back in and the valvetrain back together?
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Well I'm a veteran and Is till managed the 3-2 shift deciding a romp in the car AFTER driving for 4 hours is what I needed to wake me up... luckily I have 2 things on my side that I had done before hand.
First I already had upgraded dual springs and hardened pushrods, seeing 7k pegged on the tachometer was painful to see though.
Second, I bought heads weeks before this mistake so while it drives fine and still has plenty of power, I expect to see an eyelash.
First I already had upgraded dual springs and hardened pushrods, seeing 7k pegged on the tachometer was painful to see though.
Second, I bought heads weeks before this mistake so while it drives fine and still has plenty of power, I expect to see an eyelash.
Oh man, if thats the case, you need to pull the heads off and have them gone through. You most likely bent the valves, so putting it back together with new pushrods will not solve your problem. It appears you are very new at this, and the best piece of advice is to do your research, and don't skimp on ANYTHING. So, pull the heads, it doesn't take that long as long as you have all of the tools, and you don't need to pull the waterpump which is nice.
Best of luck to you.
Best of luck to you.
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Joined: May 2008
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From: St.Louis Missouri
check into some cromoly pushrods because when my car did that i had 3 bent pushrods due to a bad 6-speed... haven't had problems since but my problems were the same as yours man and the car feels weaker after it happens not all but most of the weak points are the upper ends supposedly check the lifters to goodluck
if you've never done this....or at least something similiar with your T56 equipped car you must be God's gift to powershifting....I think whenever anyone has gotten into these cars to begin with, they miss some shifts every now and then....hence people buying short throw shifters all the time to help not miss shifts. Not an uncommon thing, I'm hoping you just bent a pushrod....
