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Vaughn
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Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:12 pm Post subject:
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I took an engine and tramsmission out of an 87 full-sized van and put
it in my truck but now the transmission won't engage. It worked fine
in the van. The fluid level on the dipstick looks good, and I let it
run in gear for a little while so the fluid would circulate.
Thanks
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Steve Mackie
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Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:26 pm Post subject:
Re: automatic transmission won't engage |
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Bolt the fly wheel to the torque converter?
Are the two transmissions/vehicles compatible?
Is the linkage properly adjusted?
"Vaughn" <cvaughn1517@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | I took an engine and tramsmission out of an 87 full-sized van and put
it in my truck but now the transmission won't engage. It worked fine
in the van. The fluid level on the dipstick looks good, and I let it
run in gear for a little while so the fluid would circulate.
Thanks
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Vaughn
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 1:11 am Post subject:
Re: automatic transmission won't engage |
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Yes the flywheel is attached.
I used the engine from the van so it is compatible.
Yes the linkage is correct.
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Shep
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:09 am Post subject:
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Possible the flywheel is different and has pulled the convertor out of the
engagement lugs in the trans pump?
"Vaughn" <cvaughn1517@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Yes the flywheel is attached.
I used the engine from the van so it is compatible.
Yes the linkage is correct.
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:26 am Post subject:
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"Shep" <djsljsrn@capital.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Possible the flywheel is different and has pulled the convertor out of the
engagement lugs in the trans pump?
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If he changed the engine and tranny as a unit, the flywheel and torque
convertor should be
the ones that came with the combo. Are they, amigo?
And we'll assume that the driveshaft coupled up perfectly (or halfshafts, as
the case may be).
I think I would try to readjust the shift and throttle linkages manually one
more time, carefully,
before going deeper. |
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Vaughn
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 3:36 am Post subject:
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The flywheel and tourque converter are the ones that came with the
combo.
Yes the driveshaft coupled perfectly.
I will double check the shift and throttle linkages one more time.
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Shep
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:31 am Post subject:
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No matter how bad the linkage was adjusted it would do something in some
position, but true, easier to check than assume the worst. Hope we find out
what the problem was.
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"Shep" <djsljsrn@capital.net> wrote in message
news:1132434741_11639@spool6-east.superfeed.net...
Possible the flywheel is different and has pulled the convertor out of
the
engagement lugs in the trans pump?
If he changed the engine and tranny as a unit, the flywheel and torque
convertor should be
the ones that came with the combo. Are they, amigo?
And we'll assume that the driveshaft coupled up perfectly (or halfshafts,
as
the case may be).
I think I would try to readjust the shift and throttle linkages manually
one
more time, carefully,
before going deeper.
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Sun Nov 20, 2005 7:34 pm Post subject:
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"Shep" <djsljsrn@capital.net> wrote in message
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| Quote: | No matter how bad the linkage was adjusted it would do something in some
position, but true, easier to check than assume the worst. Hope we find
out
what the problem was.
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Most likely, but one point is to approach it systematically and be sure...at
every step...
that you have cleared the way to the next step.
Although it is unlikely that the tranny went belly up during the transplant,
even that is
possible. |
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sdlomi2
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Wed Nov 23, 2005 5:17 pm Post subject:
Re: automatic transmission won't engage |
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<HLS@nospam.nix> wrote in message
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"Shep" <djsljsrn@capital.net> wrote in message
news:1132450430_12117@spool6-east.superfeed.net...
No matter how bad the linkage was adjusted it would do something in some
position, but true, easier to check than assume the worst. Hope we find
out
what the problem was.
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Most likely, but one point is to approach it systematically and be
sure...at
every step...
that you have cleared the way to the next step.
Although it is unlikely that the tranny went belly up during the
transplant,
even that is
possible.
Talking about *belly up*, did you at any time have the tranny turned |
upside down, like when replacing bottom-end engine components like seals,
gaskets, even bearings? Is it a Ford van? s |
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Vaughn
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Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:50 am Post subject:
Re: automatic transmission won't engage |
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The van it came out of is an '87 chevrolet.
And no it was never turned upside down. I did almost no work on the
transmission so it sat on the floor of my shop for the couple months
that it was out of the vehicle. |
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Mike Marlow
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Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:56 am Post subject:
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"Vaughn" <cvaughn1517@gmail.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | The van it came out of is an '87 chevrolet.
And no it was never turned upside down. I did almost no work on the
transmission so it sat on the floor of my shop for the couple months
that it was out of the vehicle.
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Did you put a new tranny filter in it when you installed the tranny? If so,
are you sure you got the old O-Ring out of the hole where the filter plugs
in? Did you get the new O-Ring properly seated before you pushed in the
filter? This can cause a common obstruction.
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Vaughn
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Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:14 am Post subject:
Re: automatic transmission won't engage |
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| Quote: | Did you put a new tranny filter in it when you installed the tranny? If so,
are you sure you got the old O-Ring out of the hole where the filter plugs
in? Did you get the new O-Ring properly seated before you pushed in the
filter? This can cause a common obstruction.
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I haven't replaced the filter in the transmission. The pan never came
off the bottom of the transmission so there sould be no problem there. |
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