Landon730
Active Member
My 83 has shifted very weird ever since I had to swap the motor. It was shifting very very early into high gears and lugging the motor. It worked just fine before the engine swap. The other night I drove it about 300 miles round trip and noticed on the way there overdrive was becoming harder and harder to stay in. When I got to where I was going I noticed the kickdown cable had come off the injector pump (6.2 diesel in this rig). I put it back on thinking it would fix it, now it shifts right (not shifting into high gears early) but now to get into overdrive i have to let the motor all the way to idle and I can feel it shift. If I give it any throttle I hear it shift down. Its full on fluid and it has no signs that its burnt up. Its still very strong and kicks right into gear. I'm about 99% sure its not going out because it shifts perfect though every gear and reverse, just not wanting to run in overdrive.