Shifter shaking like crazy when given gas at low RPM's
10-02-2004, 02:19 PM
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Shifter shaking like crazy when given gas at low RPM's
Whenever i'm cruisin along at around 2K rpm's or lower and give it some gas, my shifter starts bucking back and forth pretty badly. I just replaced the opti(which solved my high rpm problems) , newer O2 sensors, about a year old tune up, and i just put new wires in as well. I was thinking maybe tranny mounts or maybe u-joints? Any help is appreciated
10-02-2004, 02:36 PM
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Re: Shifter shaking like crazy when given gas at low RPM's
Probably not the tranny mount the way you describe it. You say you just put in new wires, check them all. You probably have a burnt or loose wire. I had the exact same problem when I burnt a wire. When you're running on 7 cylinders it will shake bad under load at low RPM's.
10-02-2004, 04:37 PM
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Re: Shifter shaking like crazy when given gas at low RPM's
Originally Posted by ltlover
I am a firm beleiver indoing the cheapest thing first. You will enjoy a prolly mount anyways and it only take like 10 min!
10-02-2004, 04:41 PM
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Re: Shifter shaking like crazy when given gas at low RPM's
Originally Posted by ltlover
I am a firm beleiver indoing the cheapest thing first. You will enjoy a prolly mount anyways and it only take like 10 min!
10-02-2004, 04:53 PM
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Re: Shifter shaking like crazy when given gas at low RPM's
yea i just checked the mount and it seems ok. The thing is that this was happening before i replaced the wires and opti so i think it may be somewhere else. I can recheck the wires and all that again but im pretty sure i put them on in the right way according to this pic
http://shbox.com/1/opti.jpg
oh and it happens in all gears at low rpms, not just the higher ones. once it gets past 2-2.5RPMs the engine runs great
http://shbox.com/1/opti.jpg
oh and it happens in all gears at low rpms, not just the higher ones. once it gets past 2-2.5RPMs the engine runs great
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10-02-2004, 05:24 PM
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Re: Shifter shaking like crazy when given gas at low RPM's
im no expert mechanic or anything, but i dont think you need to be an expert to know that when you look at plug number 4 and the wire isnt even connected to it that there could be a problem 
needless to say ive got a v8 again instead of the v6 i had before i changed my opti
needless to say ive got a v8 again instead of the v6 i had before i changed my opti
10-02-2004, 05:33 PM
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Re: Shifter shaking like crazy when given gas at low RPM's
Not trying to hi-jack thread here... but how about when you slam 2nd and the shifter shakes? Or sometimes when you pin 1st at like 3000
10-02-2004, 05:54 PM
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Re: Shifter shaking like crazy when given gas at low RPM's
Did you check the plugs? Listen to the injectors to make sure they're all working, you should hear a clicking from each one. Check those connections as well. It really sounds like a dead cylinder, especially since it goes away at higher RPM's.
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