C6 acting funny
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C6 acting funny
I have a C6 with a manual valve body behind my IDI in my 89 F350. After starting for the first time each day it feels like the brakes are on when I put it right into first. If I pause for a second in each gear on my way to 1st then it's a little better but still feels a little like it's dragging and it kind of surges, like it builds up then releases. It gets better after it warms up and only does it in 1st.
What you think?
What you think?
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OK, then if this is a high mileage trans and hasn't been serviced in a while I'd drop the pan, look for excess black silt in the bottom or pieces of clutch material and brass material. The black silt is worn clutch. A fine layer is ok but if there's a lot the trans needs rebuilt. Let me know what you find and we can take it from there.
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OK, then if this is a high mileage trans and hasn't been serviced in a while I'd drop the pan, look for excess black silt in the bottom or pieces of clutch material and brass material. The black silt is worn clutch. A fine layer is ok but if there's a lot the trans needs rebuilt. Let me know what you find and we can take it from there.
As for working on it, I'm not sure yet, if there is a good chance this can be remedied rather easy sure. But I don't want to dig into it to the point of taking it completely out of commission and or spending a fair amount of time and money on it.
I've got gathered up most of what I need to do a ZF5 swap, but I still need to rebuild the ZF, rebuild/repair my TC while I'm at it, buy a flywheel and of course do the work.
FWIW I think it's reasonable to pull the pan and take a look, likely replace the filter, etc. The fluid is rather good looking and smelling, anything you'd recommend putting in?
About idk 8 months ago it puked a lot of fluid out, I'm pretty sure out of the vent. I'd only been driving a few miles on the hwy when it started slipping. I let it cool/settle and it took IIRC about 4 qts. My theory is I messed up and didn't get the shifter all the way into 3rd and this caused it to foam up to the point of overflow and air in the system. It hasn't done anything like that since.
I'm wondering about function, if for example the filter was plugged up and pump worn might there be a band or clutch that isn't getting enough fluid or pressure to release until the fluid thinned up with heat?
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I'm prepping for a ZF5 conversion but it will need to last a little longer.
Besides this sticking and chirping though it's fine, it doesn't slip and the fluid looks/smells great. So why assume it's toast?
Besides this sticking and chirping though it's fine, it doesn't slip and the fluid looks/smells great. So why assume it's toast?
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