The only problem with this diagnoses is the servo piston return spring forces the fluid out of the servo bore in every selector position except 2nd, so it is always empty because the piston should empty the bore. Now sometimes servo pistons have been known to cock and stick in the bore.
Mike
I really appreciate your time, in fact, I have not solved the problem. I drove the car all day today round town doing all my run around stuff, lots of starts / stops, sitting, I also drove 15 miles at 60-70 mph to the next town to fill up with 92 octane that contains NO ethanol! The car runs and shifts flawlessly, except that first shift after the car had sat overnight (in this case two days due to the weather), but oddly, that doesn’t seem to matter...the car could sit two months, but never has ), two weeks, two days, or simply over night, and there’s no difference in anything, the performance is exactly the same. Example....car sits overnight, starts up, it takes a few minutes to maneuver the car out the garage, slowly down the drive where I will push the button neutral, flip the park lever, walk down to the garage close the door, walk back to the car, back into the street, push button to drive, the cars transmission will seem it’s not gonna change but it will, but into 3rd! There’s a stop sign, then about 200 feet another stop sign where you must turn left or right into a main road. Doesn’t matter which way I go or what I do, the transmission will change perfectly from this point on with absolutely not another issue. I will back up a little, (I just wanted first to explain as much as I could, everything I do when I drive the Polara, from the time of first start up after the car has sat overnight, to when I drive the car, which is very often), anyway, backing up a little.....
I have checked the fluid, and recheck the fluid before and after, I’ve stop during trips to check the fluid, and I always check the fluid upon return. Also, since the car is a 1963 Polara, I’ve looked up specs and info on Torque Flights and rear differential from a 1965 Coronet, which is what these components are from! Both were completely rebuilt right around 7 years ago, and including the engine, the complete drivetrain has only 7,600 - 7,800 miles on them, which includes the 400 big block, (from a 1973 Motor Home), with a mild cam, the Torqt Flight and the differential which is a 2:90 ratio. I’ve had so many of the MoParians round here, just about every comment I get is “man, I wish my **** ran this good and skipped 2nd gear lol.....my neighbor who’s a raced MoPars, built them, drove them / performed quality restoration in them 30 yrs he tells me if I’m not careful, I’m going to unleash more **** than I want to spend on..... my thoughts are, I drive my cars often....on long trips sometimes, and I’ve seen these little things get folks stranded many times so I hope to solve the problem If it’s something that might turn into a big one.......
