Thread: 65 mustang won't shift out of 2nd

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Originally Posted by rjensen43

ya, I sure did, but didn't seem to help. I'm thinkin' I need to keep taking it for a short drive and it will magically get better.....

gov. will do that 2. thats the reason i got out of the trans rebuild. c4 valve bodies!!!

Have you checked the fluid level and make sure the kick down isn't bound up?

yes that was one of the first things I did was to check the fluid level. Have not checked the linkage thought. Thanks for the advice.

Take it on the highway and wind it up a bit in 2nd, don't get crazy, but rev it to 4000 or so. A stuck valve might pop loose at higher rpm and pressures. Changing the fluid might help, too, if it sat for a long time. Those old C4's were a temperamental beastie at best.