I did drop the pan, there was a little bit of clutch material. Nothing out of the ordinary really, magnet was a little dirty. Changed the filter and filled the transmission with refilled with regular fluid. I need to get the front end squared away before I do any more playing around at high speed. That dead center is down right scary at freeway speed, let alone faster. Come friday I’ll have enough for a rack, unless I sell off some more old 3rd gen parts.
Can’t debate internal automatic trans stuff with you John, because I just don’t know enough to really say so. However a friend of mine went to the valley and did the GM ASEP program and has rebuilt several. He said that the same parts are involved in the 2nd and 4th gear shift. So if there is a problem with both then the trans could be due for a rebuild. Either way it’s hard to say since I’ve only got about 40 miles on it with the SES issue fixed and I’m not comfortable pushing the car the way the front end is.