Attention: TDR Forum Junkies I'm guessing that the fluid is draining down in my auto transmission.
After it has sat over night, it will pull out of the driveway and move about 50-100 feet. Then it will quit pulling, like as if the hydraulic pressure on the bands was suddenly dumped. I just let it keep idling and in about 5 seconds or so, it catches again and no more problems all day.
The truck has about 2,000 miles or so since the new TC/VB was installed. I am very short on extra cash (read none) and decided to short change doing a full transmission upgrade.
I have tried letting it idle for about 5 minutes before pulling out of the drive with no apparent difference in the way it does this. Also, have gone back and forth between reverse to drive, cycling the transmission that way to see if it would work out the air bubble to no avail.
It did not do this before the filter was installed, which was about 1,500 miles after the TC/VB was installed. The filter was installed because there was metal showing up in the pan and I assumed that we did not get the transmission cooler & lines completely clean. At least I hope that is where the metal is coming from.
The transmission shifts are very positive (too hard some will say) with no slipping. Upshifts and down shifts are near perfect. I bought the lowest stall speed TC that Suncoast Converters offers because 99. 5% of my driving is below 50 mph and I wanted the TC locked up at 40 mph. At idle, it will shift up through the first 3 gears and eventually do about 15 mph or so after the TC locks up. The TC unlocks at the slightest touch of the go pedal and it downshifts perfectly.
I have installed a 1 quart oil filter in the return line from the factory transmission cooler. I'm wondering if maybe that is bleeding down and causing the problem. However, I'm under the impression that that line just dumps into the pan?
So, what is your consensus on what I have described? The filter bleeding down (it is horizontal just below radiator) and creating an air pocket, or with 118,000 miles on it, are the internal seals suspect? No seals were changed in the transmission except for the one on the front shaft.
Don't want to take it out again unless it is just absolutely necessary. The weather here is a lot colder than my knees enjoy lately <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o
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<!--[endif]--> and I really don't have the tools anyway. A thief saw to that about 2 months ago and I haven't restocked yet.
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Comments please.
After it has sat over night, it will pull out of the driveway and move about 50-100 feet. Then it will quit pulling, like as if the hydraulic pressure on the bands was suddenly dumped. I just let it keep idling and in about 5 seconds or so, it catches again and no more problems all day.
The truck has about 2,000 miles or so since the new TC/VB was installed. I am very short on extra cash (read none) and decided to short change doing a full transmission upgrade.
I have tried letting it idle for about 5 minutes before pulling out of the drive with no apparent difference in the way it does this. Also, have gone back and forth between reverse to drive, cycling the transmission that way to see if it would work out the air bubble to no avail.
It did not do this before the filter was installed, which was about 1,500 miles after the TC/VB was installed. The filter was installed because there was metal showing up in the pan and I assumed that we did not get the transmission cooler & lines completely clean. At least I hope that is where the metal is coming from.
The transmission shifts are very positive (too hard some will say) with no slipping. Upshifts and down shifts are near perfect. I bought the lowest stall speed TC that Suncoast Converters offers because 99. 5% of my driving is below 50 mph and I wanted the TC locked up at 40 mph. At idle, it will shift up through the first 3 gears and eventually do about 15 mph or so after the TC locks up. The TC unlocks at the slightest touch of the go pedal and it downshifts perfectly.
I have installed a 1 quart oil filter in the return line from the factory transmission cooler. I'm wondering if maybe that is bleeding down and causing the problem. However, I'm under the impression that that line just dumps into the pan?
So, what is your consensus on what I have described? The filter bleeding down (it is horizontal just below radiator) and creating an air pocket, or with 118,000 miles on it, are the internal seals suspect? No seals were changed in the transmission except for the one on the front shaft.
Don't want to take it out again unless it is just absolutely necessary. The weather here is a lot colder than my knees enjoy lately <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o
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Comments please.
