JoeinCA Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 That's what i said when i got back in my truck at the gas station today and found that it would not start. I take a look at the battery and notice some new corrosion going on, so i wiggle the cables around, and give it anohter go. Nothing... At this point I figure, "all right, I can push start it, no problem." Shortly after i had that thought, i was sitting in my truck, blocking an entrance to the gas station... cool. Luckily a fewguys came up and offered to help me push it, and it started right up. So i go over to my garage and start checking it out. I clean up the terminals properly, then i check the voltage... 10.2 volts. New battery time. So i manage to push start the truck, buy a battery, new + cable, and an 02 sensor that i have needed for a while. So, about $100 later, my truck is up and running. Good stuff. So i go back to my garage, and i start working on my 700r4 for my datsun. I have to swap valve bodies from one 700, to the one that i plan on using in my car. I picked this tranny up from one of my teachers, whom assured me that it was out of an 84 camaro, so i was really surprised to see a spiderweb of wires when i removed the pan. So, i;m sitting there swapping the valve bodies, which really excites me, because i am the biggest fan of check balls in the world. I love them for their ingenuity. They have an innate ability to go into the WORST POSSIBLE PLACES. For example, falling down by the park pawl, that wasted another 15 minutes of my time, no problem. About 3 hours later i am putting everything back together, and i was really happy at this point, because i was sure that the transmission would be in the car in an hour or two. I go to grab the last check ball to transgel in place... and it falls into the tranny, just behind the pump, and it quickly rolled down the input drum, to an unknown final resting place. SWEET! After yelling every imaginable curse and insult that i could think of at the check ball ( through the hole it fell in, so I know it heard me). I put up the white flag for now, and i will tackle it tomorrow morning. I hate automatic trannys with a passion, simply because of check balls, and the ever present evil of seals and broken 2-4 accumulator springs. All right, i'm tired of hearing myself complain... Anyone want to trade 2 complete 700 r4 transmissions, a rebuild kit, new bushing, thrust washers,3 torque converters, and 2 caprice tailhousings, TCI throttle valve, corvette servo, .500 pump orifice valve, Megashifter, and a chrome pan for a complete t5 setup? Please?! These 700s are giving me an ulcer. I didnt even want an auto to start with! Oh well, it will all work out with time... Joe Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 Hey, you forgot to mention the nefarious check ball that's still lost in the hinterlands of that tranny. Does it go with the package as well?? Sorry, I just couldn't resist. This is exactly why I stayed away from auto trannies also. Wheelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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