What RPM is it shifting at at WOT?  (not by looking at the tach, they are inaccurate)

the check valve only goes one way, if you reverse it it'll mess things up.

At WOT it shutters bad (whole car feels like it is going down a bumpy dirt road) It seems to shift a little high but not to bad. Check vavle is hooked up I think right anyone have a picture of how it is suppose to be

If your check valve goes bad, it will shift funky too.  HELP! #47150 is the check valve you need.  I've gone through so many I have the part # memorized :laugh:

Thanks alot for the pic Nick that was a big help I see the bigger section is open. I think I might have mine wrong. I will check it tomorrow morning and update.

No problem ;)  Like I said, make sure the valve is functioning also, and make sure the vacuum lines are connected securely and don't have any splits/cracks in them.

Killinprixs and Nick, thanks alot you guys. Both of you helped fix the issue. I did have the check valve backwards, and the modulator vavle needed fine tuned. No hopifully I can drive it for more then 2 days without something breaking. :icon_rolleyes: If anyone that has helped me comes into Altoona, PA hit me up I owe you guys atleast a BBQ and some beers.

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no problem! glad to hear you got it right!

Ok WTF is going on. I take the TGP out for a nice cruise before the snow flies again. Well I drove it for 20 minutes, all the sudden no heat, look down at gauge it is climbing. Ok I think just that slow leak from the radiator. No problem just add some antifreeze. Go to pull out from her place, and it looks like a huge smoke screen coming from the exhaust. WTF!!! 1Block later it quits smoking temp is still trying to climb. Get to parts store add antifreeze. Car ran great the 20 miles home, till I fill it up with fuel and pull away. SMOKE SCREEN AGAIN. Get home pull rad cap and start car anti freeze shoots out. Now I know that those damn felpro head gaskets are junk already. It will have to wait till it gets warmer. Sorry guys had to vent a little.

I feel your pain about everytime you turn around these cars need something. My wife can't understand (and just being honest i can't either) why we feel compelled to keep these things together! :icon_confused:  Must be the challenge, because I can't help it! It think it must be the exhilaration we get when they actually run like they are capable of or in some cases when we remember back to days when they ran like they should. To quote a line from the bug that went to the light in A Bug's Life, "I just can't help it, it's so beautiful!!" Keep the faith. I keep telling my wife this everytime I discuss my plans on how to upgrade or fix another problem. All of the guys on this forum are great!! ;)

All I know is that this sucks. I am not giving up on this. I will tear it apart and put it back together again and again. I am a sucker for a cute face, and god is she cute. Even if she is 4 colors and blows head gaskets after 1,000 miles of giving her new head gaskets. Compression check coming as soon as the weather gets better.

I know this has been discussed before, but I cant find out the truth. Will 2.8 heads work alright on our 3.1 turbo motors. I have a spare set of 2.8 heads laying around. I am afraid I might have a warped head. Just curious about this.

You really should have had the heads checked for warpage and possibly shaved before installing new headgaskets. Since it's likely leaking again, the heads probably are warped.

Yeah I know. Whats bad is I knew that then, but I was stupid. Oh well wont make that mistake twice. My 2.8 heads are still on the motor and that ran great, but I will be getting them checked, if they will be good enough to use. I think they will work fine, but need someone to confirm that.