I hope your clutches are ok , very easy to burn them out !!!
I screwed up ... maybe...
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I screwed up ... maybe...
Hey all, it's me again, the fella who keeps learning the hard way....
So I was at a buddy's house so we could mock up some custom brackets for my cheapo sidepipes... got a gameplan, helped him bleed some truck brakes, and off I went.
I backed out of his driveway - shifted into first - and started on my way..
First, second, brake for a stopsign.. but it didnt leave second and had to stomp brakes to get it to stop.. I live a block away so I decided I was gonna limp it home...
Let off the brake and damn near spin the tires without me hitting the gas..
Another stop sign and same thing.. I shift into N to see if it will help - nothing, I throw it back into 3 and cross the street into my driveway, threw into N so I could coast into my garage without going through it..
Checked my lockdown cable, its attached and functioning as far as I can tell (is there a way to test it?)
It was very very low on trans fluid..
I'm hoping that it's as simple as add some fluid and all will be right. I have some on order (nobody carries dexron III near me)..
Thoughts and opinions??
Also, if anyone is running sidepipes with long tube headers - can you send me some underside pics please? Thanks all!!
So I was at a buddy's house so we could mock up some custom brackets for my cheapo sidepipes... got a gameplan, helped him bleed some truck brakes, and off I went.
I backed out of his driveway - shifted into first - and started on my way..
First, second, brake for a stopsign.. but it didnt leave second and had to stomp brakes to get it to stop.. I live a block away so I decided I was gonna limp it home...
Let off the brake and damn near spin the tires without me hitting the gas..
Another stop sign and same thing.. I shift into N to see if it will help - nothing, I throw it back into 3 and cross the street into my driveway, threw into N so I could coast into my garage without going through it..
Checked my lockdown cable, its attached and functioning as far as I can tell (is there a way to test it?)
It was very very low on trans fluid..
I'm hoping that it's as simple as add some fluid and all will be right. I have some on order (nobody carries dexron III near me)..
Thoughts and opinions??
Also, if anyone is running sidepipes with long tube headers - can you send me some underside pics please? Thanks all!!
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Yeah, me too!!
Ha, I couldn't agree more.. but the deal with the wife was that if I bought a corvette, it had to be an automatic so she could drive it....
I'll function check everything tonight when i get home.. found a nice leak from the transmission pan last night that explains where my fluid went.. i just put a new gasket on the darned thing too!
I'll function check everything tonight when i get home.. found a nice leak from the transmission pan last night that explains where my fluid went.. i just put a new gasket on the darned thing too!
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Update: I checked the cables and dont see any binding anywhere. Trans fluid is good and wasn't as bad as i thought to begin with (a bit low but not bad enough to make a difference - checking when its light out helps!!)
I dont think it's a transmission issue now because it's super high rpm when the car is in park, N, or in gear..
I cant imagine it being a throttle plate issue because it drove fine over to his house..
Could a vacuum cause that high of an RPM jump?
I'm at a loss here.
I dont think it's a transmission issue now because it's super high rpm when the car is in park, N, or in gear..
I cant imagine it being a throttle plate issue because it drove fine over to his house..
Could a vacuum cause that high of an RPM jump?
I'm at a loss here.
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I do not have one. I tried the old "plastic bag to block air" method yesterday, and it worked - when i blocked air from getting into the carb, it starved out. So its gotta be vac somewhere (i think)
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Think about it for sec and it will make sense.
Good luck finding the cause.......
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78? q-jet? back barrels and air flapper on top closed? hrd to get 4500 rpms without being able to see the gap-hole that is acting as an IAC. brake vacuum hose? OK, idle air uncontrolled...
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No longer running the Q-jet.. running an edelbrock performer intake with a Holley 650 600 cfm single intake carb.