Jim Bob The Dancing Bear
Well-Known Member
I have a 727 with l as than 10k miles on it. I took my car down for winter upgrades and four years later she is back up and running.
The motor is rebuilt and running great but I don't have third anymore. I have adjusted the linckage and it shifts into park, reverse and neutral perfectly. To get the car into drive I have to first put the shifter into second gear. Then I shift back into drive and it shifts into first and then into second but no third gear. I have adjusted the kick down linckage and it shifts from first to second as it should but no third gear all the way up to 90. Even when letting off it stays in second at 90 mph.
Could this be simply a stuck valve body after four years of sitting or something more serious?
Also when I step on it hard at a lower speed the transmission rattles. Sounds like the torque converter but I am not sure.
The motor is rebuilt and running great but I don't have third anymore. I have adjusted the linckage and it shifts into park, reverse and neutral perfectly. To get the car into drive I have to first put the shifter into second gear. Then I shift back into drive and it shifts into first and then into second but no third gear. I have adjusted the kick down linckage and it shifts from first to second as it should but no third gear all the way up to 90. Even when letting off it stays in second at 90 mph.
Could this be simply a stuck valve body after four years of sitting or something more serious?
Also when I step on it hard at a lower speed the transmission rattles. Sounds like the torque converter but I am not sure.