Trans shifts slow

Old 05-05-2013, 05:08 PM
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After letting my car sit for a year now it shifts slow from 1-2 and 2-3. Doesn't slip just doesn't shift when the shifter does. Thinking it might be in the valve body. It pulls hard when it does shift just have to back off it a little as it hits the chip otherwise.
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Old 05-05-2013, 06:43 PM
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No offense buy sometimes the basics are missed,...ATF at correct mark on the stick ? Low level or clogged filter can make shifts a tad slow. You say it was parked for a year, if there was a bunch of material floating around in the fluid, it could have all settled whilst sitting and clogged the filter.
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Old 05-09-2013, 05:02 PM
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Changed fluid and filter not sure if that helped or not. Haven't been back to the track. I should've added that I installed a new shifter. Possibly not adjust right. What gear do you guys put the trans in when adjusting the shifter?
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Old 05-09-2013, 07:16 PM
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I put mine in neural
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Old 05-10-2013, 08:08 AM
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Same here, neutral is what's best, if my memory serves me right.
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Old 05-10-2013, 02:26 PM
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Well I think I may have found the problem. When I changed shifters I didn't get the linkage arm for the trans and used the one I had from the old shifter. Found out last night that is a no no. So I picked up the correct one today and going to try for better results tomorrow. Wish me luck.
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Old 05-11-2013, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BEAST477
Well I think I may have found the problem. When I changed shifters I didn't get the linkage arm for the trans and used the one I had from the old shifter. Found out last night that is a no no. So I picked up the correct one today and going to try for better results tomorrow. Wish me luck.

Problem solved with the new linkage arm. ops:
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Old 05-27-2013, 06:07 PM
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Well problem still exists. Had the trans checked out, all is good there. Now I'm back to suspecting it's the shifter. It's a Turbo Action with air shift setup. CO2 is full, regulator is set at 90psi. :?
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Old 06-01-2013, 06:37 PM
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Well got it shifting right now I think. But now I think converter is the problem. Sixty foot times are getting slower, won't rev past 7100 and trans is getting up to 200* after one pass. Does this sound like a stator problem?
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