35 mph WOT power loss

DentalDart said

Ok update... fixed my hose... since I was fixing the one hose I fixed them all...

The trans was shifting a touch late, so I adjusted it like 1/2 turn on the adjuster nut. Tried it again and it was a touch better and so I adjusted again 1/2 turn and hopefully that puts it pretty darn close.

Tomorrow I will do a couple partial to WOT pulls and see what we got. I was getting yelled at for going out tonight, she said I should have done all that while the baby was sleeping.... instead of taking 2 naps today... :rolleyes:

I did notice that the trans was not flaring up at all when shifting. So thats good, the flare was im hoping caused by the carb not fully opening...

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Carb won't have anything to do with the flare. The flare is caused by the timing of second gear releasing and high gear engaging. If your band (which controls high gear) is too loose, as the clutches (which are everything but high gear) release there isn't any drag yet from the band and the engine rpms climb. Finally the band "catches up" and pulls the revs back down. If your band is too tight, it will pull the revs down in the shift but will also pull the acceleration or speed down. It'll feel like it's throwing you forward during the shift. Which isn't good either, but I'd you haven't felt anything like that then you've never been close to too tight on the band.

You're trying to adjust with the throttle valve with what should be adjusted by the governor (shift rpm). You're also trying to adjust the flare with the throttle valve when you should be setting the band tension to fix it.

If you don't like the high shift rpm then you need a governor. If you don't want to fry clutches, then you need to tighten the band slightly.

The throttle valve should always go to max when at WOT.