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Re: Torqueflite problems
Posted: Sun May 11, 08 2:15 pm
by Dave-R
terrysd455 wrote:checked the operation of the newly fitted B&M pro,
You recently fitted a new shifter?
Cable operated?
Make sure it is not routed near the exhaust as heat can make the cable longer and that will give you problems selecting the gears correctly.
Posted: Sun May 11, 08 10:45 pm
by andyrob
you need to be pm' ing cannonball or blue they are the box guyes
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 1:40 am
by Cannonball
very strange, you need to work the shifter and have someone under the car check the arm on the trans is moving as you move the shifter,
if all is well figure a v body fault or the trans needs to come out for a rebuild reseal,
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 12:34 pm
by Dave-R
But it worked OK before you fitted the shifter?
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 1:09 pm
by Dave-R
I still think it could be the shifter cable.
Always double check the simple things first.
My car would refuse to start in Park when hot and not quite go into gear quite right sometimes.
I re-routed the cable and insulated the part near the exhaust as I realised that heat effected the length of the shifter. Therefore the selector lever position.
It was much better after I had re-routed and insulated it.
I could get all the gears even when hot. But still just occasionally I couldn't start the car in Park. No big problem because I just shifted to Neutral and started it there.
But also I don't think the gear selector lever that came with the shifter is quite right.
I think the hole for the cable end is in slightly the wrong position. Which means the reach of the lever is altered.
When things start working differently the first thing you do is look at what has altered.
Standing in traffic shouldn't have any effect on your transmission function.
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 1:59 pm
by Pete
I would seriously consider fitting a neutral switch.
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 2:01 pm
by Ivor
Or buy yourself a Kawasaki H2...it would be safer!
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 3:35 pm
by mad machs
Ivor wrote:
Or buy yourself a Kawasaki H2...it would be safer!
for sure, those things were not a major contribution to road safety
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 4:03 pm
by Ivor
Absolutely right Mike, I had one back in 1972, for about two months...I gave up riding it then because I knew I was gonna die!:shock:
Posted: Mon May 12, 08 4:45 pm
by mopar_mark
Ivor wrote:
Or buy yourself a Kawasaki H2...it would be safer!
A better animal was the H1, handling wasn't in their dictionary
When the center plug wasn't fouled & motor was running well, then that was one hell of a ride
Hard to believe they followed virtually with the Z1