700R4 not shifting out of first.

[Carl Summers]

Hi Todd,
      On the early factory 700r4....if the TV cable breaks or becomes 
unhooked it will not upshift.....if you can get it to upshift full throttle 
but will not downshift/kickdown, it is the governor.....otherwise it's in 
your valve body...could be TV piston is stuck.....let us all know....hth's
-Carl Summers

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-----Original Message-----
From:	Todd....!! [SMTP:atc347 at c-com.net]
Sent:	Wednesday, August 11, 1999 5:03 PM
To:	gmecm at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu
Subject:	Re: 700R4 not shifting out of first.

Thanks for the compliment? on the patients!

And I DO have pretty strong patients, if I do say so myself...

However, at the time I was driving the Truck, I was also driving my 70
Superbee, also had/have a 72 Jag XJ6 with a 455 Buick lurkin in the
shadows as a backup as well as an 82 t-bird....

Been driving the Bee in the meantime, as well as a 91 Turbo eclipse
5-speed, 91 Taurus Wagon, 97 Stratus, etc..., and am about fed up with
those long trips in the Bee across town on the highway goin 50-55 at
3,000+ rpms with the short exhaust system I have.  I try to use ear
plugs so as to not go deaf durin those kinda jaunts....

The thing here is that the truck has air conditioning and it's gettin a
bit too hot for my 5 yr old daughter to be runnin aroun in a hot smelly
BB Mopar with NO A/C in ~100 degree Houston heat and humidity!

The truck is REALLY quiet, gets more than 16 mpg(Bee gets from 6 to 8 on
the highway! YUK!) and it has the A/C intact!

Thanks again for all the help thus far, sounds as if there's a
possibility of not havin to pull and rebuild the thing yet!

Take er easy!

Todd....!!
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Ken Kelly wrote:
>
> NOW THIS IS A PATIENT GUY !!!! Several years ago your trans
> stuck in first gear, and you just started to look for a fix!
>
>                 Ken
>
> "Todd....!!" wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > While we're on the subj of trans probs....
> >
> > I have an 84 Chev silverado truck, 305 V8, and 700R4.
> >
> > One day, several years ago, the thing just didn't shift from first to
> > second after starting it in the morn to go to work or college, can't
> > remember which.
> >
> > It drives FINE in first, but just won't shift!  Reverse works fine as
> > well!
> >
> > If shfter is pulled all the way down to first gear, the engine will 
slow
> > the car down after acceleration, however, if the shifter is placed in
> > any other forward gear selection, the engien does NOT slow the truck
> > down after acceleration, the engine just goes back to idle after
> > acceleration and release.... (no engine breaking occurs in this case).
> >
> > Was told by a pro to drain and replace the trans fluid with fresh, and
> > add a substance known as LubeGuard in an attempt to free any stuck
> > valves...
> >
> > Anyone here have any other/additional/different advice or tips to
> > correct this non-shiftin situation?
> >
> > All input is considered!
> >
> > Any input is appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Todd....
> > mailto:atc347 at c-com.net