I was driving o nthe hgihway going about 50 then the transmission slips to a neutral state and revs the **** otu of the car but doesnt go anywhere. Now i stop on the side of the highway put it in 2nd gear and it goes up to about 25 then starts revving the engine again whats wrong?!?!?!

Probably out of fluid. Did you check the Transmission Fluid Level?


-justin

Yes checked 3 tiems its kinda of light fluid so its hard to see but it looks ot be in a good level should i add some more!?!?!?

I thought i read somewhere there was a common problem where the auto transaxle woudl switch otu of gear at high speeds?

Well.. it shouldn't be, but this week, there have been a few tranny-related problems similar to what you are experiencing here on BC.

I'm assuming you know to check the fluid, by running the tranny through each gear selection a few times, holding it in each gear for several seconds... correct? And when you check it, you check it with the engine running, and the car in park.


-justin

yeha i had it runnign and in park also m reverse doesn;t work when i palce it in revers i get no gear movement the car doesnt move at all when i let go of brake only forward movement gears work?

Oh, alright I thought the car didn't move whatsoever.

[in intellectual voice]Well, it looks like the Reverse Stove Pipe has failed.

Honestly, I don't know.. better let a gearhead chime in...


-justin

Yes, it is the Stove Pipe. Same thing happened to me after racing a Mustang 5.0. Make sure you get a trsn shop that knows their stuff and use the new heat treated 4T65E stove pipe and also make sure they update the trans and valve body with all the Sonnax upgrades.

Stove pipe for sure...I had the exact same problem recently.

yup the tranny guy said the same thing showed me a piece that lookedl ie ka stove pipe had ridges on it and he said that the little ridges get worn out from wear and tear and what not and estimated the job of a rebuild at 1300 or so. Is there anything i should request for aftermarket parts and what not?