My transmission is slipping

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J60KNIGHT
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I have a 2000 chevy with the 4.3. I recently bought. The transmission does not have drive and had been setting up for a year. When I purchased it I started it up and it ran smooth. When I went down the street testing it out it had what felt like a miss. My car had been sitting up a year.
May 20, 2012 at 6:28 AM
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J60KNIGHT
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I put transmission does not drive I ment just slips when it tries into shift into drive.
May 20, 2012 at 6:31 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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could be a pump failure or the seals are bad. most likely has to come out and be overhauled.

Roy
May 20, 2012 at 6:38 AM
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J60KNIGHT
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Not worried bout the transmission I have a used one I need to get it started
May 20, 2012 at 6:53 AM
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good luck

roy
May 20, 2012 at 6:55 AM
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This is my question maybe it didn't show up. I have a 2000 chevy with the 4.3. I recently bought. The transmission does not have drive and had been setting up for a year. When I purchased it I started it up and it ran smooth. When I went down the street testing it out it had what felt like a miss or dead spot in the accelerator. I was gonna just drive it home with 1&2. I drove it around 15 miles and the dead spot started getting worse.until it eventually died it the I then started it back up and made it about a half mile with it spitting and sputtering before it died again. The check engine light had came on while I was driving I had it towed and the tow truck driver left it switched on and it reset the computer apparetly. It will start and run rough a few seconds then die. I checked the filter its clean I did a fuel pressure test its at 65 when switched on and 55 while spinning over. I took the upper intake off and checked the spider injector to see if its spraying fuel. And it is.I put it all back together and it still wont start. I then bi passed the fuel pump relay and it still not starting. I also checked the spark by using a spark plug and got good spark. I also unplugged the mass flow sensor to see if it would start with out it still nothing the same thing as before maybe worse
May 20, 2012 at 7:08 AM
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ok, never got that part of the question, sorry. if you spray carb cleaner into the intake, will it start??

also, if you have a bad cat converter, it will do this too. unbolt the exhaust at the head pipe and see if it starts.

Roy
May 20, 2012 at 7:20 AM
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It will but it doesn't stay running it does bout the same with or with out cleaner being sprayed in it I might get a few more seconds out of it before it dies. I will try unbolting the exhaust. It never smelt like rotten eggs or smelt like it was getting hot. Just acts like its out of gas but I had just put $30 in it
May 20, 2012 at 7:26 AM
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if it is clogged, it will not smell at all.

Roy
May 20, 2012 at 7:35 AM
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May 20, 2012 at 8:03 AM
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