I have an update to share.
I finally got all the parts to repair the front servo and install the shift improver kits from TransGo and B&M.
I went for a few test drives before calibrating the governor. I had a 1-2 shift at 4000rpm and 2-3 shift at 3200rpm.
I made two attempts so far on the governor tuning. I tried a total 12g set of inner weights with lightest two springs. This produced a 1-2 shift at 6000rpm and a 2-3 shift at 5400rpm.
I then tried a 13g set of weights with the second and third lightest set of springs. This produced a 1-2 shift at 5800rpm and a 2-3 shift at 5100rpm.
The Transgo kit included parts to change the 1-2 shift feel in the valve body, but I was not expecting the 1-2 shift to be higher than the 2-3 shift. Is it possibel to fix this with teh governor calibration, or do I need to do somthing else???
The info above will help with my learnign knowledge, but it is a moot point. After three great days of driving and testing with about 150 miles, yesterday as I finished a joy drive where I got a 1/4 mile time of 15.1s (still too slow for me), 0-60 in 6.6s and speed of 97mph, the car started blowing white smoke out of the right side. I also noticed the temp creeping up to 210 degrees, where I am normally 180-190. The car was also revving funny. It felt like it would rev up to 3000rpm while driving abotu 30mph before the car would engage and move forward with power. Then as the car downshifted to first for a stop, it was stuck in first and would not move into any other gears.
I was totally bummed and flet defeated last night. Today I called the shop for some advice. What to me seemed like a blown headgasket, the shop thought otherwise. They thought the vacuum modulator may have failed and ATF was being sucked up into the line and this would have caused the smoking pipes. They suggested I pull the vaccum line from the vacuum modulator to determine if there is ATF fluid there. Shure enough, a puddle of fluid came pouring out. This is alarming and yet a relief. At least my new motor is not blown.
So, I think it is time for a new transmission. I still have the vibration and I think a new trans and TC is the right step.
Any thoughts on this? Any thoughts about vacuum modulator being the cause of the trans stuck in first gear? I don't know if the trans failed and this blew the seal in the modulator or if the modulator failed and this is causign the trans to be stuck in first. Thoughts?
I did check the linkage and everything is intact and the trans is in fact moving the lever to change gears. I don't know if it is actually still connected on the inside or not. My guess is that somthing internal failed. Afterall, I did the valve body work. And, well, I did the valve body work.
Tow truck in the forecast for tomorrow