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When I was driving it "felt OK" when shifting but since unit is out of car, it is now hard to really scrutinize it. I kind of have a 10 ton press, i.e. a 12 ton log spliter, I can pull off the splitting head and just use the ram and some clever home made fixtures maybe. Started opening things up...

Running close to red line then letting off throttle on a slight down hill. The rapid de acceleration causes the transmission to occasional pop out of 2nd. I have unit out of car because of trouble with the OD section. Will be replacing it with a rebuilt unit. Is my second gear problem a linkage...

Thanks Forrest and Dave## I am learning more than I wanted. Having taken it apart enough to see what the problem/s are I find that there are enough "hard" parts damaged to make the cost of me rebuilding it as much as what I can get a unit on the internet. Rebuilt units are $1100-1200 plus...

Got the trany out last night. Rolled it to a place to dump the fluid. What came out of the OD unit looked more like old engine oil than transmission fluid. Black thick ugh. Looks like I am on the right path, i.e. rebuild time. BTW I marked the wires and removed the distributor cover before...

Been rethinking what I posted and what others have. Much of the testing relating to cylinders and spark plugs more relates to leaks around the cylinder, not necessarily leaks between water jacket and oil system. Like bubbling in water would indicate a breach between a cylinder and water but...

Water in the oil is almost always a result of damaged head or head gasket. The mentioned tests might point you to the area i.e. which head. There are two things you posted which may be clues to the cause. Over heated once and recent head gasket replacement. Overheating can usually cause cracked...

Thanks Forrest and Aussiecorvettenut; I am in the process of pulling the transmission. Last things are the cooler lines, TV cable and the C-Beam. The bolts on the C-Beam were not so bad, but it is still in the car. Removed the drive shaft, and the beam is kind of flopping around but will not be...

I have 0 experience with a automatic OD unit, so looking to understand before I get radical and pull it out. First thing that confuses me is the no reverse issue. Since car is not moving the OD should be in the 1:1 mode, which if I understand correctly means no hydraulic pressure so one set of...

Been repairing things as I discover them on project car. I have been riding with the OD off until I could check the levels of fluids. Yesterday went to get oil change and check and top all fluid levels. They claimed "transmission level fine". When I asked which "transmission manual or OD...

Thanks for reply; I did a code dump and only get code 12 i.e. no problems detected. To clarify my problem. Engine is up to temp. and whenever I stop at traffic lights etc it idles fine. I park to run into a store, come back and start the engine. It always starts right up, but SOMETIMES, it will...

1984 Start cold idles good but high 1400. Drive around town then try to start warm engine. SOMETIMES starts but will not idle. I give a little throttle for a few seconds then see if it will idle, usually after a few of these actions it idles fine until I shut down and restart. Again it does not...

Had the same problem recently with my 84, for the same reason. Found the tap you pull out to remove them goes towards the top of windshield, NOT towards engine.

Thanks Forrest, After some gentle coaxing once it stater to move it was easy. Did remove the seat on driver side to get at the emergency break cover.

I want to remove the sill plates so I can paint them, changing color scheme. There looks like there might have been 3 screws on the outside (door side) that are missing, then there are two more screws on the section that goes up the jam towads the roof. The top section seems free, however the...

So if I understand you correctly, replacing the 84 with a later model is doable provided I get the computer and harness to match?

Check. What would the money buy? For example, does the computer need to be replaced? if so wiring harness? are these available? just how hard would it be to make such a conversion? being I live in CA how would it affect my next scheduled smog check? does the accessories just bolt up or is that...

After reading many posts as to how to increase HP on the rather wimpy 84's I was thinking, does the later model engines which boosted the the HP fit? What are the issues? Thanks

Well the obvious main problem is the spring is missing. That would answer my basic question about how the horn SW would connect to the horn circuit.I will try to find one.Thanks

Had to replace the key cylinder so took things apart, I thought I paid attention to the order of things, but not convinced. Also not sure if previous owner took it apart and weather he put it back together right. A clue is the steering wheel was on upside down. I have the shop manual also. The...

thanks for your reply, however; As you can see my original post was back on the third of this month, so I keep diagnosing and what I found. The IAC's (idle air control) were gummed up and staying too open. I replaced one and cleaned another. Also the car's computer recalculates the starting...