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so its a crap shoot on wheither or not to change the fluid.   what if i change it over time   i could put an oil sucker (for like changing the oil on a boat-u suck the oil out the dip-stick tube) i could suck out a couple quarts and replace it here and there until it clear up??   what do u think of tranny shops??   i dont know the guy but i was going to bring it and have it looked at before i changed the TV cable and i still have the appointment.  i ask him on the phone if he would do a pressure check on it and he say that they just drive it and can tell whats going on....  the tranny oil isnt black but it isnt brand new either

thanks guys.    i adjusted the cable and still no effect.  the cable felt like it was pulling inside the tyranny.  but i said the hell with it and bought a new cable and installed and presto  all better!!!!   i will return to the donor truck and grab the lock up stuff off it.     Another question......i never had much luck servicing a tranny  ie  changing the fluid... it seems whenever i change the fluid the tranny fails shortly afterward... would like to service my tranny but dont want any more problems

i installed a 1985 700r4 with the new process transfer case in my 1976 shorty and i didnt know that the wires coming out of the side of the tranny were for a lock up switch. (a friend said it was for a neutral saftey switch) anyways... i drove it for probably 2000 mile with out the switch wired and now the tranny is shifting late  2nd gear around 35mph  3rd around 45 50 mph  etc   also any chance the TV cable could have all of a sudden gone out of wack??     anyone know anything about these trannys??   How imporant was/is the lock up ??   thanks