Dmgctrl88
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- Location
- North GA
- Vehicle Year
- 1986
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 302
- Transmission
- Automatic
Hello all. I recently completed my ranger v8 swap. Thread is in my signature.
The motor I built runs great and is tuned in, however when I drive, the truck will not leave 1st gear. I have solid reverse and forward gears. I can put it into 2nd manually after going, but when I put it into drive, it drops back down to first. I had a valve body with a transgo shift kit installed, and tried swapping it with a stock one from another C4, but that didn't change anything. What am I missing?
Specs:
I have a fuel injected 5.0 from the late 80's Speed Density. I have a 1979 C4 with an H servo. Linkages are connected and correct. I am not using a kick down cable. I have a long vacuum hose running up to one of the metal tongs on the plenum vacuum tree. Yellow Modulator, adjusted one turn counter clockwise and almost flush with the modulator/hose tip. I do not have the original steel vacuum line.
The motor I built runs great and is tuned in, however when I drive, the truck will not leave 1st gear. I have solid reverse and forward gears. I can put it into 2nd manually after going, but when I put it into drive, it drops back down to first. I had a valve body with a transgo shift kit installed, and tried swapping it with a stock one from another C4, but that didn't change anything. What am I missing?
Specs:
I have a fuel injected 5.0 from the late 80's Speed Density. I have a 1979 C4 with an H servo. Linkages are connected and correct. I am not using a kick down cable. I have a long vacuum hose running up to one of the metal tongs on the plenum vacuum tree. Yellow Modulator, adjusted one turn counter clockwise and almost flush with the modulator/hose tip. I do not have the original steel vacuum line.