tranny problem won't shift outta first

[raser13]

sorry if this don't fit in here i didn't see a place for tranny's. so modderators if you need to move this go ahead. o.k. here's the set up- the car is an '84 crown vicky w/ the 5.0L towing package. the problem-i had a guy(shade tree mechanic)put a motor into my car because the engine i had was dead.after i got it back the car worked o.k. but evidently the old tranny could not keep up with the power of the newer motor and it soon died(couldn't shft outta first, leaked pretty bad up front. so i got a newly rebuilt one from a good friend that had a bout 500 miles on it befor his motor blew and he gave up on the car. so, i took mine out and put his in, i had been with him in his car right before it blew up and it ran fine, unfortunatly when i went for a test drive the thing wont shif outta first.just like the other one. now i've checked the spring on the pipe thing on the throttle body(don't know the right name) and it's still inplace,as well as the infamaous plastic gromet on the same part. i'm not so good on tranny's so any help on diagnosing this problem would be great. thanks

[raser13]

btw this is the aod tranny

[FastGallopingPonies]

Hows the Fluid look? Does it have a burnt smell? does the car move forward in all 3 Forward shift places (On the column ODrive, Drive, 1?)

[raser13]

the tranny fluid that was in it originally looked and smelled fine when i got it. a bunch of it spilliedout the fillertub hole while we trasported it to my house. now that i've got it in i have refilled the tranny with fluid. on the test drive it reversed up the pretty steep hill of the driveway well and took off in drive,it was a little sluggish taking off but i figured it was the fluid working it's way through the system. but when i drove down the street it would not shift out of first. i tried puting it into 1 and tried to get to shift manualy by puting it into 2 but no good. figuring the fluid was to low i turned around went home parked on fairly level ground and checked the fluid again and it still read full on the dip stick. i really need help to get this car up and running. this is my daily, and i'm driving a borrowed car. thanks for any help.

[Mercracer]

TV linkage boogered up or plugged cooler/lines?????? Disconnect the linkage from the lever on the tranny and make sure that it moves properly. If you have constant tension on the TV lever and valve, it will shift very late......

[raser13]

is there a way to adjust the "tv lever" if it does have constant presure? is the adjustment the littlenut and block thing at the bottom of the lever going to the tranny from the throttle body? this is apic of what i mean.


sorry about the quality it was raining earlier and the moisture was fogging up the cammera.

[raser13]

never mind i just saw the sticky above i'll try that tomarow and see if that does the trick. if not i'll be back.

[gadget73]

If this is a CFI car, the trans shifts extremely late if the linkage is way messed up. It holds full pressure and you'll see a hard shift at like 40 mph or so.

[raser13]

it is a tbi system

[raser13]

oops, i feel like a sorry

[85crownHPP]

dont worry, we know what yous talking about if you want to be literal, you can still call it TBI

[Mercracer]

Both are 100% correct nomenclature...... They can be used interchangeably....

[raser13]

all right guys, is there another adjustment for this? i evidently either didn't understand the directions or didn't do something right. when i adjusted the screw on the "butterfly" out till thirteen threads were infront of it the srew fell out of the bracket. it is the red circled one that i'm suposed to adjust not the blue circled one right? and when it talks about the bolt

4. While the engine is idling, loosen the adjustment bolt on the arm on the side of the transmission with a 13mm socket one full turn. Push the arm up (towards the top of the vehicle) and gently tighten the bolt.

is that the bolt that holds the arm to the tranny or is that the one that holds the rod to the arm by way of a little block? i called the dealership and they said that they had to put a presure tester and that it was this hard to do long process. they also said that they had to do something to adjust the govenor at the same time,and that required thme to lift the tranny off the mount and remove the drive shaft open up the rear cone of the tranny. WTF mang!:devilflip::evil::cuss: all that is suposed to cost at least 350 bucks to do! and that's if "it does'nt get more involved than that". were they giving me the same b.s. line that they usually give women that don't know their stuff or what?(no offence to women but it's well known that shops tell women more b.s. stories to get more money out of them then they do guys, sorry but they do.) because by the wright up in the above sticky it does'nt mention all of that stuff. something just sound like they're trying to:fucker: me.

[FatNasty]

it is the red circled one that i'm suposed to adjust not the blue circled one right? and when it talks about the bolt is that the bolt that holds the arm to the tranny or is that the one that holds the rod to the arm by way of a little block? i called the dealership and they said that they had to put a presure tester and that it was this hard to do long process. they also said that they had to do something to adjust the govenor at the same time,and that required thme to lift the tranny off the mount and remove the drive shaft open up the rear cone of the tranny. WTF mang!:devilflip::evil::cuss: all that is suposed to cost at least 350 bucks to do! and that's if "it does'nt get more involved than that". were they giving me the same b.s. line that they usually give women that don't know their stuff or what?(no offence to women but it's well known that shops tell women more b.s. stories to get more money out of them then they do guys, sorry but they do.) because by the wright up in the above sticky it does'nt mention all of that stuff. something just sound like they're trying to:fucker: me.

Yep the screw circled in red is for fine tuning the tv pressure. And its the bolt that holds the lever to that little block you want to loosen, only move the rod small amounts at a time though, a little goes a long way.

[raser13]

o.k. so i move the arm up the rod a little and test drive , then repete untill it works?not loosen it up and shove the arm skyward on the rod as far as it goes like the write up implies?