transmission drain plug
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Heel & Toe
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From: manassas VA
transmission drain plug
Does a 1979 corvette small block have a transmission drain plug, or do i have to remove the whole pan? also, what could cause a car to accelerate sluggishly? The car revs fine when parked, and accelerates normally when the pedal is pressed slightly, but when the pedal goes more than halfway, it barely moves. It feels as if it is going to cut off. any help is appreciated. thanks
Instructor
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From: WA
Does a 1979 corvette small block have a transmission drain plug, or do i have to remove the whole pan? also, what could cause a car to accelerate sluggishly? The car revs fine when parked, and accelerates normally when the pedal is pressed slightly, but when the pedal goes more than halfway, it barely moves. It feels as if it is going to cut off. any help is appreciated. thanks
Regarding your acceleration issue, I'd say your timing is off. Probably running too rich. See BarryK's stickied Timing post (if you haven't already) and follow it to a T. It helped the reliability and performance of my vette a great deal.
Melting Slicks
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From: Meriden CT
I have yet to see a stock drain plug for a TH350, TH400, or 700R4. You have to drop the pan and make a huge mess regardless of how careful you are. Each time I've changed my tranny fluid/filter, I buy a new pan with a drain plug so I never have to deal with that again... at least on the same car.
Regarding your acceleration issue, I'd say your timing is off. Probably running too rich. See BarryK's stickied Timing post (if you haven't already) and follow it to a T. It helped the reliability and performance of my vette a great deal.
Regarding your acceleration issue, I'd say your timing is off. Probably running too rich. See BarryK's stickied Timing post (if you haven't already) and follow it to a T. It helped the reliability and performance of my vette a great deal.
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The reason why auto trans don't come withs drain plugs is to require the pan to be dropped and have the filter replaced. I use a fluid pump that attachés to a drill and run one of the tubes down the dip stick tube and pump out about a gallon of fluid so I can remove the pan with no mess.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2008
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From: Meriden CT
The reason why auto trans don't come withs drain plugs is to require the pan to be dropped and have the filter replaced. I use a fluid pump that attachés to a drill and run one of the tubes down the dip stick tube and pump out about a gallon of fluid so I can remove the pan with no mess.
A drain plug would make it all a little neater though.
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so they say but im bout ready to go that route next time i change out the filter. any leaks?
