i had an inspiration,i shifted the gears manually;the trans is shifting into 4th,but the 1-2 and 2-3 are so close ,you can't feel 2 shifts,only one.i will move the tv cable to spread them out. i think the speedo gear is wrong for this trans.i believe i am going faster than what is displayed,that is why the rpm's are higher,i will check my speedo with another car or a radar sign,thank you for all your help,i should have thought of this sooner,but the symptoms matched the original trans symptoms,and i jumped to the wrong conclusion,sorry for the trouble,but at least i know expert help is only a click away,thankj you. dan:smile: