Well, here is what went down.
The guy who built the tranny and i took the car out..at first it wasnt doing it (the double bumping, as Terry called it)...and I figured he thought I was nutz.
Well, finally, it did it.
He made it do it as well if he went from neutral to 1st and then pulled out....so I was vindicated at least at that level.....
He says that it is casued by the adjustment screw for the shift kit which governs the pressure. Says he thinks he needs to back the screw out some...he said that what is happening is that the fluid is being dumped from the 1st gear circuit when I go to neutral.
I am not sure this makes sense to me or not.
If the pressure is too high, how can it be causing it to dump the circuit?
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He says he is more concerned about the vibration and suggested that maybe it caused the double bump issue....I said no way, as it did the same thing (though more intermitantly) from day one....it does it more now because I am trying to make it do it.....
Anways, he says we need to figure out the vibration first.....says I need to get under there and add some large fender/body washers ...a couple at a time....to one of the torque convertor bolts.....run the engine and see if that makes it worse or better....trying each bolt and seeing what happens. I guess if one bolt makes it better, the convertor is out of balance...if they all make it worse, then the convertor isnt the issue.....
He said that they will replace the convertor (I still have to pull it) if that test has results....he says that while I have the tranny out to do that, if I do, he would want to see the tranny and check the pump since he thinks the vibration is probably eating the tranny pump, etc. He would also adjust that screw while he has it.
I asked specifically about it possibly being worn grooves into the input haft and he said he knows what I am talking about but that no, that isnt the problem,.
He also feels that going to a higher stall convertor would spell problems....he says that a higher stall, for the street, would just cause more heat and more problems.
So I dont know what to think. He seems like he really does want to see this issue fixed....should have seen his face when the tranny did that weird double-bump thing.....I thanked God that it did it...at least now he knows I aint crazy....LOL
I wont be able to do the testing for a couple weeks at least do to other commitments....so....
What do you guys think?
He did do something that upset me though...he slandered Ma Mopar. He said that that screw is one reason he hates Mopars.....pains in the arses, etc......"cheap stuff".....well, he's a Chevy guy (claims he has a 10 second El Camino race car)......so that explains a lot...LOL
In the meantime , I was able to confirm that the convertor is a Transtar....supposedly one of the better ones out there , the way Terry talks.....I had contacted Transtar a few weeks ago looking for info and have to now call a 800 number to talk to a tech to see if they think my symptoms could be TC related. I will see what they say too....and go from there.
I hate to give up on the engine and just assume that it is the issue just because the tranny guy feels that way...(although he did now admit it could be the convertor)...the previous owner of the engine says he noticed no vibrations....and I think that with the right gears this car will move on down the road pretty good....that' why I am thinking it is the TC. Even though Transtar has a very low rate of defects.....I guess its wishful thinking....finding the issue in the engine means a lot of $$$. ANd leaving it as is means I can trash the tranny, and flush even more money/
Or, I just beat the begeezuz out of it until the engine and/or tranny break and then start over.....
