SenseiRice
New member
- Joined
- Aug 5, 2016
- Location
- Southern NH
So a few weeks ago I dropped a rebuilt 93 squirter motor and an 88 m47 into my car. I put a new bellhousing gasket and rear cover gasket+seal in the m47. I also put 2 qts of wolfshead synthetic universal atf in it. I also welded an extra 1/2in or so of lenght under the shifter ball to give myself a bit of a short shifter. Been about 500-600 miles since the swap and just earlier it decided to pop out of 3rd gear while I was decelerating. I put it back in 3rd then coasted for a bit and again it popped out. Seems to be random how long it stays in 3rd gear before it pops out and it hasn't popped out of 3rd gear while accelerating, only when my foot is off the gas. The transmission had 150k miles when I got it from a friend of mine and it shifts through all the gears smoothly with no grinding. My thoughts are the fluid I used but I'm not sure. Any ideas why it doesn't stay in 3rd while decelerating, pretty annoying when I'm engine braking on hills.