What kind of fuel delivery system do you have on this new motor? What kind of linkage is running to it? If it is a cable is the cable anchored to the firewall? If you are running a carburetor with the engine off have some one else work the foot throttle and see if you can close the throttle at the carb by hand with the pedal on the floor. See if the throttle moves at the carb while the tranny is in gear with the engine off. It doesn't sound to me like it is a tranny problem - it sounds like the fuel system is not responding to the foot control under a load. PaulS
How about a vacumn problem. Is it hooked up to the trans to Manifold? Carb to distributor? I can see if that was backasswards maybe a fuel delivery prob... Yeah its a wild guess.
Hey James. Try putting the rear axle on jackstands nice a secure to get the wheels off the ground and see what happens. also try shifting to low gear rather than just into drive. That should help rule out a transmission problem.
In the past I've read some of your problem solving post and I've gotta give you first place for most unusual problems. If the car is carburated, I would say that problem cannot exist. Even if the car is in drive the engine should pick up some rpm's and try to move the car. On the other hand if it's fuel injected (with computer) maybe you don't have some switch or sensor hooked up allowing rpm's while in drive. When it comes to the technical end of the computer cars I can only give you an (un)educated guess. Good luck.
.... Well. i just took everything out of the car and im going to put it back together one thing at a time while i check every little thing possible. should be done some time this week and i will let you guys know what i find out. its probably somthing right under my nose
Two possibilities. It could be tyour screen name or your not holding your mouth right when you press the accelerator. Your tounge should be out.
If your using a kick down rod, maybe you have it on wrong some how on one end.. Or the throttle cable hookup on the carb is in the wrong place. Their's no need to tear a lot apart to see what is wrong with this picture unless you see the problem and it requires disassembly. With the engine OFF , put the trans in gear and operate the throttle at the carb and observe what is going on with the linkage..
its moving now Well ok guys...i got the maverick moving again with some timing adjustments. now it will run pretty good. it still stubles and pops when i put it to the floor. it idles a little rough too. the poping is coming from the mufflers so im thinking that maybe its not burning all of the gass it takes in and its burning in the pipes. if i ge the idle smooth than it pops worse. its weird though cuz its acting like its not getting enough fuel. im starting to suspect maybe my old c6 tranny might have some play in the problems too. so i think i might go ahead and take the c4 off my 4 door since its built up and see what happens there. i think maybe there are some vacume issues going on with that idle. what do you guys think? Oh yeah...so ray...as soon as i can get my computer to accept pic from the digital camera i will upload those pictures of the mave as it is now. i think you will like it. i will also put up some pics of the bezels that i found. sorry i havent been very quick about it. trying to work graveyard and do car stuff is getting hard.
Hey James, what ignition are you running on this car? Had a similar problem with an MSD digital 6 engaging the rev limiter all on its own and at any RPM. Sent the box to MSD and they fixed it right up for about eight dollars.
