Done, dropped the cross member out of the way. sucked out most of the fluid with a Harbor Freight pump.
Dropped pan and saw the back part of gasket not on the lip but inside the pan
Pulled filter to check square gasket only to find it askew and the reason she weren't shifting right.
Reset all gaskets and with plenty of room for reinstall got him all bolted up and filled and it's not leaking
Although it still stays in 2nd and doesn't do the neutral rev to 3rd or 4th like I've read the some experience. It just stays in 2nd.
Shifter in 1 up to 30mph then in D it goes to 2nd gear keep accelerating and back to the 1 position and it stays in 2nd gear then shifter move back to D position whilst still accelerating 55 -60 mph and it stays in 2nd gear even upon final shifter move to OD.
So I dont know what's wrong but it drives good around town.
OK, will do. Is there a trick to clearing the exhaust up front and the cross member in the back if i end up removing the pan again?
My dipstick was reading at the bottom notch after 4 1/2 quarts refill. Hard to say exactly what came out seeings most didnt hit the drain pan and had to be sopped up with towel.
I did get a full 3 1/2 quarts of old fluid in waste oil jug. so I will try to add pint by pint if I get the leak fixed and see if I get good operation again.
Thanks for the help , I will let you know what happens.
Dang, just changed filter and new gasket...leaks at pan, long time for it to engage in forward or reverse. Was going to test drive it, backed out of driveway and put in drive no go, Had to rev it to get it to engage enough to get back in garage
Getting pan on and off is a pain. Seems to hit exhaust up front and cross member mount in back. had to lift trans up some to pry the bitch out with fluid loss After cleaning up the Exxon Valdez I thought i put it back together correctly, maybe I bent the pan lip.
Gotta check it in the morning, hopefully im just low on fluid and loose pan bolt or two
My 87 tbird will shift from 1st to 2nd in all shifter positions, but wont go to 3rd or 4th gear. Just stays in 2nd all the way to 55 mph at 3500 rpm or so. Dont want to rev it too much. Do these aod trannys have shift solenoids? Fluid is at proper level but smells a little burnt. Im going to pull the pan and change filter and fluid. Any tips much appreciated. Colin
