standup303
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
I have a 69 Dart with a 360la/727. I changed the flex plate to a B&M balancer one as the last owner had the incorrect plate in and a new Hughes converter. Now the car won’t shift out of 2nd. It shifted a few times at about 3k but now if I even if I manually shift it won’t go into 3rd.
Trans is slightly over filled so I need to drain a bit, would that cause it to not shift?
There is also a grinding noise from the front of the trans as soon as I put it in drive, but only when the cars warmed up. Did this with the old converter too but the car shifted great. I’ll try to post a video of the noise later.
I noticed the car didn’t have a return spring on the kickdown, installed one and made sure kick down was properly adjusted, still won’t shift.
Do any of you have ideas on what it could be?
I have a 69 Dart with a 360la/727. I changed the flex plate to a B&M balancer one as the last owner had the incorrect plate in and a new Hughes converter. Now the car won’t shift out of 2nd. It shifted a few times at about 3k but now if I even if I manually shift it won’t go into 3rd.
Trans is slightly over filled so I need to drain a bit, would that cause it to not shift?
There is also a grinding noise from the front of the trans as soon as I put it in drive, but only when the cars warmed up. Did this with the old converter too but the car shifted great. I’ll try to post a video of the noise later.
I noticed the car didn’t have a return spring on the kickdown, installed one and made sure kick down was properly adjusted, still won’t shift.
Do any of you have ideas on what it could be?
