dartguy340
T-Type guy
- Joined
- Oct 2, 2010
Here's what's going on with my 86 T-Type. I drove over to the hardware store everything was working fine. Got
out of the store 15 minutes later, coming up to a red light, saw the right lane was open so I got over, light
turned green as I was rolling up to it, kicked her down, everything okay still, I am in 3rd now, going about 45,
all of a sudden it downshifts to 2nd gear, why, I do not know! It shifts back into 3rd, and I am picking up speed
but notice that it hasn't shifted into overdrive yet and I am doing almost 55 mph now. I let off of the gas and it is
acting like it is "freewheeling", it will not shift into OD. I come up to another red light, stop and wait for green, get
ready to pull away and notice it won't shift into 2nd, I keep giving it more gas, it finally shifts around 3500 rpm.
Same thing when it shifts into 3rd, around 3200 it shifts and still no OD kicking in. I am thinking the springs in
the governor broke. I go about 3 miles come up to another stop lite, same thing, won't shift until I raise the rpm's,
and it's acting like It's got a shift kit in it! About another 5 miles down the road after stopping and starting it is now
shifting at a lower rpm but with a bang! Even under light throttle, but still no OD working. I check fluid, it is full, TV
cable is connected and I feel tension.
I got a trans pack shift kit about a month ago that I was going to put in when it got cooler out so, I guess that
time is now! Does anybody got any ideas what to look for in the governor when I get it apart. I have rebuilt around
125 turbo 350's, 400's, and torqueflites, but only 5 2004R's and 700R4's. So I know a little about auto. trannies. I am
open to your thoughts and ideas....thanks guys!
out of the store 15 minutes later, coming up to a red light, saw the right lane was open so I got over, light
turned green as I was rolling up to it, kicked her down, everything okay still, I am in 3rd now, going about 45,
all of a sudden it downshifts to 2nd gear, why, I do not know! It shifts back into 3rd, and I am picking up speed
but notice that it hasn't shifted into overdrive yet and I am doing almost 55 mph now. I let off of the gas and it is
acting like it is "freewheeling", it will not shift into OD. I come up to another red light, stop and wait for green, get
ready to pull away and notice it won't shift into 2nd, I keep giving it more gas, it finally shifts around 3500 rpm.
Same thing when it shifts into 3rd, around 3200 it shifts and still no OD kicking in. I am thinking the springs in
the governor broke. I go about 3 miles come up to another stop lite, same thing, won't shift until I raise the rpm's,
and it's acting like It's got a shift kit in it! About another 5 miles down the road after stopping and starting it is now
shifting at a lower rpm but with a bang! Even under light throttle, but still no OD working. I check fluid, it is full, TV
cable is connected and I feel tension.
I got a trans pack shift kit about a month ago that I was going to put in when it got cooler out so, I guess that
time is now! Does anybody got any ideas what to look for in the governor when I get it apart. I have rebuilt around
125 turbo 350's, 400's, and torqueflites, but only 5 2004R's and 700R4's. So I know a little about auto. trannies. I am
open to your thoughts and ideas....thanks guys!
