modulator

[dustytrails]

ok dumb question,whats the modulator on a 2 speed powerglide for? if its for passing gear kick down and i do not have it on my transmission do i still need vacum to it?

 

[Ted Brown]

Well I am not a trans expert, and I forget from years ago, but if I remember right, I think it controls your down shift point?? Some of the fellows that do trans work, can surely answer this correctly, if I am wrong.

 

[Rick]

My trans guy here in Mich said that if you dont run a vacume line the modulator it wont shift.He said this controls the shift points.Also a bad modulator will suck fluid from the trans big time.Just what i heard.

 

[dustytrails]

ok thanks for the info

 

[Francis Blake]

A bad modulator sure will suck oil out of your tranny, I have first hand experience of that,and it didnt want to shift either...Francis

 

[LumenAl]

Per Autozone Tech Info:

Transmission Modulator (Automatic) Operation:

The transmission modulator determines when the transmission should shift. The modulator matches shift points to the engine load by the practical application of engine vacuum. It controls and regulates pressure for smooth operation in automatic transmission. In the absence of the modulator valve (such as a chrysler torque-flite), the transmission will shift from internal pressure.

I secure mine with 1/2 inch grade 8 bolts just to be safe... :toast:

 

[tfeverfred]

I secure mine with 1/2 inch grade 8 bolts just to be safe...

Play nice.:rock:

 

[RPM]

I secure mine with 1/2 inch grade 8 bolts just to be safe...

Oh yea at least 6 of them!

 

[rooster57]

Did u use red loctite on all 6 or just the two outside ones????

 

[rooster57]

:liar::silenced::liar::silenced::liar::silenced:

 

[LumenAl]

Did u use red loctite on all 6 or just the two outside ones????

In a genuine effort not to overkill... I used red locktite on just the 4 outer ones... the two in the middle I just used the blue locktite... but when I was done, I realized I had overdone it again as all they nuts were nylocks... :hooray:

All kidding aside, I know I overkilled on the bolts and that's why I'm enjoying the humor of it all... but what motivated me to overkill it wasn't very funny at all...

This is not good!

 

[Ted Brown]

You can say that again.... not good... that can ruin your day...

 

[Ted Brown]

Now if they had half as many bolts holding the body on as holding the firewall on it may still have been together...