And here is the latest installment in "As the torqe converter turns".
I called Transgo today and then the shop.
Transgo call:
They said they have seen the issue before.....it's a lack of pressure issue, not too much as the tranny tech had suggested.....possible issues:
- the "all time converter feed" hole was drilled in the valve body. tech said that in the SK kits (shift kit only) that was a step...but NOT in the TF-1 or TF-2 reprogramming kits. So if the hole is drilled, it was either drilled too big when someone else rebuilt before or the shop drilled too large by accident. Said it can be restricted down to solve the issue.
- too much forward clutch clearance
- leakage in the forward clutch circuit, possibly caused by the seals/rings that was suggested by you guys already
- or, a bad pump (remember that the tech had suggested that the vibration I have could be beating the pump up...so what will a new pump run IF that is what the tech comes back and says?)
Shop call:
I called the shop right after that and talked to the tech who did my work. He said he talked to Transgo (because he knew that was my next question probably) and he said they said that nothing in the shift kit could cause a vibration, that it was something else. I almost felt like he was washing his hands of it. So I kind of interrupted and said that I agree that nothing in the kit could have caused the vibration and told him how I pulled the tranny saturday to address THAT issue by swapping in a different converter. He asked if I was going to put the another convertor in to see if it cured the vibration issue . I told him I had a buddy loaning me his good working stock stall converter to see if that fixed the vibration. He said that sounded like a good plan and that he didn't think it could be engine internal issues as it runs too good to be that....
I then told him that I also called Transgo specifically about the engagement issue and related the above "fixes" to him. So I said that I was planning on dropping the tranny off with him as he requested before so he can look at the pump and figure out the other issue. He agreed and said Tues or Wed to drop off would be fine. I confirmed with him that he had installed a reprogramming kit (not just the SK kit above) and that he didnt drill anything.....he confirmed both.
I told him that he could take as much time as he needed, since I couldn't get back to reinstall it until after next week, which is actually not true...but figured I would rather concede the time and let him take his time and figure it out...a couple weeks should be golden I would think.
He seemed ok with me on the phone. Didnt seem put off by my calling transgo.
So hopefully this will work out.
I'm a bucket of nerves again......LOL
