transmission wont shift correctly

[jose63tbird]

I bought a 63 Tbird six months ago and have only driven it about 3 times.The first drive was fine until I got near home and the car began to surge and back fire a little under accelleration. Took it to mechanic and he replaced the worn out carburettor with a fully refurbished Holley carb.The 2nd drive was fine until after 30 minutes of driving I noticed the transmission would not change up to top gear. if I backed off the accelerator it would up shift for a second or so then back to second. I took it back to my mechanic and he lubricated the kick down rod. Made it home no problem. 4 weeks later[ yesterday] I took her out for a drive and the same thing again after about 30 minutes of driving, will not upshift to top gear . Managed to coast home slowly in second gear. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. My mechanic did lubricate kick down rod for free and did say to me if I have further trouble to maybe take the vehicle to a carburettor specialist. I am terrible at most things mechanical so I rely on good mechanics and good advice, thankyou for any help.

 

[bwssr]

Does your tranny have a vacuum modulator? If so it could be a problem. I had that happen on my 65 and later on after a tranny rebuild and found it was my carb linkage sticking. I would check with a tranny guy too. One that has experiences with these trannys. Also try the vintage tbird forum. Good luck

 

[jose63tbird]

Does your tranny have a vacuum modulator? If so it could be a problem. I had that happen on my 65 and later on after a tranny rebuild and found it was my carb linkage sticking. I would check with a tranny guy too. One that has experiences with these trannys. Also try the vintage tbird forum. Good luck

thanks guys for your help.Transmission guys had a look and found the linkage was sticky. they repaired the valve body
and cleaned the governor and modulator. all good now although the pedal now feels much firmer than before.

 

[jose63tbird]

Does your tranny have a vacuum modulator? If so it could be a problem. I had that happen on my 65 and later on after a tranny rebuild and found it was my carb linkage sticking. I would check with a tranny guy too. One that has experiences with these trannys. Also try the vintage tbird forum. Good luck

thanks for the advice. I did take it to transmission specialist and it would appear he has fixed the shifting problem, unfortunately now my pedal is Rock hard. On the drive home I found it was hard to push down on pedal when prior to this the pedal was relatively soft. The engine now lacks response, ie: Push hard on accelerator and the normal response is now slow. I called mechanic and he has offered no real solution. I have a feeling they may have bent the linkage.Sorry for the slow reply, but I have been away working remotely, appreciate your comments and help.

 

[1955moose]

thanks for the advice. I did take it to transmission specialist and it would appear he has fixed the shifting problem, unfortunately now my pedal is Rock hard. On the drive home I found it was hard to push down on pedal when prior to this the pedal was relatively soft. The engine now lacks response, ie: Push hard on accelerator and the normal response is now slow. I called mechanic and he has offered no real solution. I have a feeling they may have bent the linkage.Sorry for the slow reply, but I have been away working remotely, appreciate your comments and help.

Either they did something to the linkage, or installed a stiffer spring on the carburetor. Check the spring on the side of carburetor.