In a message dated 7/6/2001 12:00:47 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
SilverEightynine@aol.com writes:
> Evening folks - - well after my transmission problems with Aamco trans
> ... I vowed never to go back there again., However I may have to (under
> warrenty) What are the symptoms of a soon-to-be-dead torque converter?
> The trans was rebuilt about 2500-3000 miles ago... and now theres a
> ratteling sound coming from the transmission and the engine RPM dropps
> together with an obvious loss of power. its not serious - but I need
> this baby highway worthey... and I can't take it out on the road with a
> bad trans... It shifts fine and there is no gear noise or anything.
> The ratteling noise is consistant with the RMP drop and if you gunthe
> engine easy while in park (or other gears) you can hear the ratteling as
> the idle dropps.
Can't say much about the loss of lower other than maybe it's the lockup....as
far as the noise, you may want to check to see if it's the tin cover that
goes over the lower half of the transmission between it and the engine
(covers the lower half of the TQ). Mine was making an awful noise and it
turned out to be that cover. I just took it out and haven't had a problem
since. I thought it was a TQ too, I even had a Chevy guy thinkin it was a bad
pump, but the noise was too tinny for either.
Good luck
Austin
Vipertruck
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