RI_ChevyGuy85

So after a few months of my truck sitting in my back yard while I've been working in D.C., it's finally time to get this thing goin again. I got her stuck real bad before I left, and when I finally got pulled out it ran fine. Then a few days later, I went to put it in Park and had to slam it into place. After that, I tried putting it in gear but when I hit the gas it was like revving it in neutral...till it would randomly catch and I'd jump a few feet. Happens in D, 1, 2, and R. Then it sorta drove today, and once again reverted back to the original problem. Thoughts? I'm hoping maybe it's just the linkage... when it did actually drive today it was stuck in 4w. Nice to be back on the forums!

yaeh i was actually wondering the same thing, i got my pathy used so i dunno if it's got the original shocks (prolly not considering it's got 150k lol). button doesn't do anythin for me either, are there aftermarket shocks u can get that'll work with it?

got it

how much does it usually cost to get it coated underneath?

that's why you drop a chevy 350 in there, no more power problems then! although if you're concerned about getting good gas mileage.... have a friend tow it for you. p.s. i'm still amazed that i saw that pathy with the 350 in it. ol definitly weird, definitly awesome

any ideas on the cheapest way out of this lol? how much would it cost to drop a new tranny in?

yeah so i'm driving down the road, not beating on my pathy or anything at all, and i start hearing this shuddering/grinding noise when i'm in 2nd gear. go to put it in park, and i have trouble getting it into park. come out of the store, start her up and put in reverse, and it revs like i'm in neutral. then it jumps in and out gear, sending me into the car behind me. put it in drive, same thing happens. then it stops going into gear at all, and i had to push it. random guess on my part.... clutches in the tranny? or something else? any ideas would be awesome, thanks guys

so if i was to pick up the AC 3" body lift, exactly what other work would i need to do to drive it? something about the shifter? there's some good info i found on another thread here but's more along the lines of installation instructions -alcohol-

got the same problem with my 85 monte carlo after i installed a catback system on it. does yours rattle for a few secs as soon as u turn it on? -alcohol-

note to self.... down pressure to 20psi-ish so you don't get stuck in the mud for 3 days. again. -alcohol-

what your pathy is trying to tell you is that it wants to live somewhere with warmer weather lol least that's my best advice -alcohol-

i've noticed that happen on the highway a bunch of times. usually it turns itself off, other times while i have cruise control on goin up a big hill it kicks into power mode and doesn't go out of it. just flip the switch on and off and it'll go away

guy i've got 6x9's in the doors up front lol, trust me u can make it work. start cutting and you'll be all set. actually thinking about ripping the back doors apart to see if i can squeeze anything in there as well (dunno if it's gonna happen but hey it'll be fun trying lol)

that's what i was thinking but the weird thing is it drove for almost a week with no problems at all. now all of a sudden all this fun starts happening. still think it'd be any of the ideas posted above?

nah sorry man no pics of my setup. it's pretty sweet so i'll try to get one on a cd and post it online when i get back home for christmas break