shifting
 

is it normal like after the car has been running a while for it to shift really quick like when i take off it runs up normal in first then upshifts to 2nd then imedietly to 3rd lugging the motor and this is under light acceleration

Re: shifting
 

Re: shifting
 

Your TCC solenoid might be stuck closed as well. This can happen over time.

Does the car feel like it wants to die when slowing down to stop?

Re: shifting
 

not really it will idle pretty normal after i slow down with it still in drive like at a red light it is all good but when i take off (normal acceleration) it will go good through first then go to second then right to third lugging the motor so when i try to go a little faster it just takes for ever to get up to speed cause its lugging so bad

Re: shifting
 

See Phil's comment and link.

Also, check the tag on the passenger's side of the trans. A TR trans (86/87) will have BRF on it. If yours does not, that may be part of the reason for your issues as well.

Re: shifting
 

My car has recently started doing this. I initially adjusted the tvcable, but it continues. What are your suggestions?

Re: shifting
 

http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/tran...transpage.html
http://www.montecarloss.com/TCC_Solenoid.html
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/tran...on/tccsol.html

Re: shifting
 

what would that mean if it is not a brf

Re: shifting
 

It might indicate the valve body and other key parts inside are from a different car (perhaps a Cadillac sedan), and that might be why the car shifts like one.

Some trans repair places (like Aamco) have transmissions on the shelf ready-to-go and switch them out when you bring your car in. Your TR gets a Caddy slushbox, granny's Cad gets a neck-snapping TR unit.

Re: shifting
 

so what your saying is from the factory gm put differemt transmissions in the turbo regals like some TR had the good one and some TR had the slow one