Auto transmission is slipping (temporary) - any ideas
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Auto transmission is slipping (temporary) - any ideas
My parents are up for the weekend and we were playing with the V8 Miata. I adjusted the timing and took it for a drive. 1/2 into the drive the car stopped shifting gears. I drove it back home at 10 MPH in 1st. It has a 700 R4 tranny in it. We let it sit for an hour and took it out again. Everything was fine shift wise. I told dad that I could ask you guys and you would give me the answer within an hour. Prove to my dad that you guys aren't a bunch of dumb asses (no jokes about dumb asses buying automatic Miatas). So, who knows what is going on?
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The 700R4 has a band adjustment, or is the servo thing non-adjustable? I seem to remember something about this from long long ago.
So yeah, what those guys said + band adjustment. If no adjustment, more cooler and better fluid as was stated previously. Good luck draining the torque converter, I frigging hate those things.
Also: y u autotragic?!
So yeah, what those guys said + band adjustment. If no adjustment, more cooler and better fluid as was stated previously. Good luck draining the torque converter, I frigging hate those things.
Also: y u autotragic?!
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The 700R4 has a band adjustment, or is the servo thing non-adjustable? I seem to remember something about this from long long ago.
So yeah, what those guys said + band adjustment. If no adjustment, more cooler and better fluid as was stated previously. Good luck draining the torque converter, I frigging hate those things.
Also: y u autotragic?!
So yeah, what those guys said + band adjustment. If no adjustment, more cooler and better fluid as was stated previously. Good luck draining the torque converter, I frigging hate those things.
Also: y u autotragic?!
Why automatic? Besides just being old (my daily driver is a 3-cyl) I thought 6500 was a good deal for this:
I might be discovering there will be a few hidden costs. There are definitely problems with the car. I have found floorboard rust, a horribly tuned carb, bad convertible top, and timing.etc way off. It is turning into quite the experience.
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Oh man, its been a while since I've seen a set of cast iron ram horn manifolds on anything. How well do those clear the framerails?
Also just thought of something else: shifter linkage adjustment? I'm willing to bet if it has one of those Hurst T shifters in it (because that's what I would have used) then its either out of adjustment or needs a new cable. If it is a cable, check the routing. I've seen the jackets both melt and fray making the shifter go all stupid. IE: you shift into 'Drive' but it's actually 1st, etc.
Anyway, just random ideas
Also just thought of something else: shifter linkage adjustment? I'm willing to bet if it has one of those Hurst T shifters in it (because that's what I would have used) then its either out of adjustment or needs a new cable. If it is a cable, check the routing. I've seen the jackets both melt and fray making the shifter go all stupid. IE: you shift into 'Drive' but it's actually 1st, etc.
Anyway, just random ideas
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I've found some jewels on the car. Base timing was set to 21. Secondary float level adjustment nut was bottomed out to the point where I had to "modify" the nut to adjust it back to normal level. Every time I look at the car I find something else.
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