89psychobird
Registered User
I installed my Art Carr Trans from supercoupeperformance.com late last year with help from a co-worker that wrenches on the side. This was not his 1st AOD install. When we first road tested it, it did not shift consistantly, but was fine within about 10 miles of driving.
I am not sure if this is important or not - Often when accelerating medium to hard (especially in a turn) there is a shutter from what seems to be wheel hop with only one wheel (trac-loc needs rebuilt). It is possible that it was the trans. It is hard to tell because my old tires don't alway squeal when I spin them.
Today I got in to leave for work and as my luck would have it, it will not upshift out of 1st gear. When I take my foot off the gas, there is no engine braking. I have always driven this new trans with it in Overdrive, and there has always been engine braking in Overdrive, but none in Drive.
I dropped the pan to be adventurous so I can pull the valve body, hopefully to find something in it that should not be there that might explain the original inconsistant shifting and the new problem. Where the dipstick enters the transmission there was a silicone like rubbery substance hanging there.
Is it possible that I will get lucky and find some in the valvebody and be able to clean it up, without tearing any deeper into the trans, and without any damage? The fluid is still red, but has a slight burnt smell to it.
I am not sure if this is important or not - Often when accelerating medium to hard (especially in a turn) there is a shutter from what seems to be wheel hop with only one wheel (trac-loc needs rebuilt). It is possible that it was the trans. It is hard to tell because my old tires don't alway squeal when I spin them.
Today I got in to leave for work and as my luck would have it, it will not upshift out of 1st gear. When I take my foot off the gas, there is no engine braking. I have always driven this new trans with it in Overdrive, and there has always been engine braking in Overdrive, but none in Drive.
I dropped the pan to be adventurous so I can pull the valve body, hopefully to find something in it that should not be there that might explain the original inconsistant shifting and the new problem. Where the dipstick enters the transmission there was a silicone like rubbery substance hanging there.
Is it possible that I will get lucky and find some in the valvebody and be able to clean it up, without tearing any deeper into the trans, and without any damage? The fluid is still red, but has a slight burnt smell to it.