82 Transmission Help!!!
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Heel & Toe
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From: Fort Thomas KY
82 Transmission Help!!!
My son and I was out for a drive two weeks ago and got the itch to get on it a little leaving Hooters. Didn't hit it to hard, but enough to almost break the rear tires lose, it all stock. All was well untill I went for another ride a couple days later. The tranny would not shift into 2nd untill I hit aboiut 20 to 25k RPM's. So I parked it checked the fluid, all was well. Checked the fluid it hot and cold, it was OK. The next day I took it back out and it shifted fine and I thought well maybe it was just a one time thing, but it wasn't. Sometimes it shifts smooth and sometimes it takes 20 to 25k RPMs to get it to shift.
I'm not a gear head and don't really have any idea what is going on. So before I take to a shop I was hopeing someone could provide advice. If not, maybe direct me to a good transmission shop in Cincinnati, Ohio.
I'm not a gear head and don't really have any idea what is going on. So before I take to a shop I was hopeing someone could provide advice. If not, maybe direct me to a good transmission shop in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Heel & Toe
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No. I did not check while running, but I will now. I was reading in the Shop Manual that you need to drive for at least 15 min to get it warm before checking. So thats what I did, but with it off. I'll check and get back with you.
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Heel & Toe
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Durango Boy, I rechecked the fluid while running and hot. It was low and said to add .5 pint of fluid. So I wanted to check the fluid while it was cold and it was well over the hot position on the stick. I would have thought it would have been well below the add position on the stick. Am I reading this correctly? Thanks!
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Durango Boy, I rechecked the fluid while running and hot. It was low and said to add .5 pint of fluid. So I wanted to check the fluid while it was cold and it was well over the hot position on the stick. I would have thought it would have been well below the add position on the stick. Am I reading this correctly? Thanks!
Yes, if you get a normal reading when it's hot but not running then you have an inaccurate reading and will likely be low with it running. See if adding the fluid helped, although have a quart isn't much.
