Help

My car has me loosing it. I got the car from a friend of the family. He told me that the Tranny was bad. Well I swapped out the tranny and it isn't pulling right. When you put the car under load(in gear) it wants to stall out and you can put the gas to the floor and it will be as though you are only lightly touching the gas. It will move forward and run through all the gears it jus doesn't rev right when in gear. When in park or neutral it runs perfectly. This is a 79 camaro, engine is a 305 and has a TH350 behind it. Any help will be "Greatly" appreciated.

Eric

my dad has a 305 in his 86 chevy blazer also backed by a 350 turbo tranny, his his is all new and it shifts from 1 to 2 around 30 mph, 3 around 45 or 50. really isnt good for a stock 305, is this the way yours is shifting, if so its normal.

no, when put in gear i kinda struggles to keep running and you can put it to the floor and it will take bout 10 seconds for it to get to 10 or 20 mph. its like driving with really really bad plugs.

it sound to me more like a timing problem.

oh how many rpms does it idle at?

no tach so i wouldn't know exactly. It idles good until you put it under load(in gear)

do you have a timing light?

no i don't have a timing light but i was suppecting an ignition problem and i think im going to see if i can get a friend that has one to check it out for me tomorrow

id say thats your problem, your timing needs advanced up some, also if your friend has a spark plug tester have him check your plugs too. good luck

i'm smelling TV Cable here

or the throttle cable, maybe both.

that wouldnt kill the engine when he puts it in gear would it