[406S18]

It's a 434 small block mated to a TH400 tranny with a 3500 stall converter. Starting in first, I feel like I have to rev it to the moon to actually go somewhere. What's goin on with this?

[dawg]

did it function ok before?
or did you just put that high stall converter in?
sounds to me like you got a high stall converter and until you reach the flash rpm it isnt going to move.

[Rob (chuck) Berry]

Um without wanting to state the obvious, are you sure that the trans is full ? I have had a few hi stalls the last was a 3500 and it allowed me to move before lockup quite easily, if you added a cooler as you should have you will need quite a bit more fluid to compensate. If the trans is full the likely cause is the one way clutch in the convertor or the stator.

Cheers from Oz

Rob

[406S18]

It's all brand new...Just started driving it. The dipstick shows full. I figured it would roll easier. It actually got stuck on a speedbump til I reved it high enough.

[Frisco]

A high stall converter should not need to be revved up high to get the vehicle moving. The high stall does not prevent that.

I also would have suggested that the fluid was low as the other poster replied.

Are you certain that the converter is fully seated to the trans. If not the pump in the trans won't turn and this will burn up the trans quickly.

[406S18]

Alright I took some pics....I removed the converter bolts and tried sliding the converter in further. It went about 3/16" more but now it sits that far away from the flexplate. Could anyone tell me what the deal is?

[66Caprice]

Originally Posted by 406S18

It actually got stuck on a speedbump til I reved it high enough.

Now that's gotta be embarassing!

Before you installed the converter, did you pour about 1 quart of fluid in it?

[406S18]

Yes I did put about a quart of fluid in it before installing it

[lluciano77]

It sounds like you burnt up the tranny.

Did you hook up the modulator?

Did you try to shift while it was low on fluid?

Did you have the shifter adjusted wrong? A friend of mine had a TH350 that was adjusted wrong. The shifter shifted half way between first and second. Bye Bye tranny.

[poncho62]

Either a faulty converter.........or the tranny is fried in my upinion.....................

[406S18]

So why does the converter sit 3/16" away from the flexplate right now? And with the modulator....I have a piece of rubber hose coming off it about 3 inches..Does this need to be hooked up to a vacuum source?

[poncho62]

Yes, the modulator valve needs to be hooked up to manifold vacuum.

[406S18]

So I know there's only one way to find out but..could this be my problem?

[Crosley]

if the modulator and the valve it works against inside the tranny is installed... it nothing to do with the vehicle hardly moving.

Vacuum hose or no hose, if the tranny was built correctly it will move the vehicle.

there are many different items that would cause no or little movement from low fluid to sealing rings left off the pump during the install.

You will have to diagnose this problem by checking 1 item at a time...... fluid level, pressure in various shifter positions. Pull the pan to see things are correctly installed.

Then the tranny may need to come out.

Originally Posted by 406S18

So I know there's only one way to find out but..could this be my problem?

[Ghetto Jet]

Originally Posted by 406S18

So why does the converter sit 3/16" away from the flexplate right now?

you need to put washers in there. I had to do the same thing with my 200R4.