Last month my 47re would not shift from first to second without backing off the throttle. After 12 days at the tranny shop I was supposed to pick it up today. But he would not release it because it starts out in second gear?!!?
He put in a triple disc extreme, billet torque converter and beefed up the tranny as well as installing a shift kit. This guy talks a great game but 12 days in the shop and it isin't done yet?!? Does any one have any idea why it would start out in second gear?

 

mine did it before i needed a rebuild. i seggest you ask if the governor solenoid, etc were replaced. if not they need to be. that and bands needing adjusting!

 

Same here on my 96 Gasser. luckaly for me I bought the extended drivetrain warrenty.

 

I second the gov press. solenoid and transducer. Mine was doing the same thing and I fixed it for @ $200.

 

I got the truck back from the shop today. It was the govenor solinoid so I am told. This tranny now has a triple disc billet torque converter built by PDQ that they call the extreme. I drove home at 65 m.p.h. and 1750 R.P.M.
on the tachometer. This truck since I bought it on ebay last December has never ran at 65m.p.h. and only 1750 r.p.m. I am going to load up my 5000 pound camper and drive to Montana next week. I am looking forward to seeing how it works. I will not be surprised if my fuel mileage doesn't improve.
The truck has 245,000+ miles on it and the tech said when he pulled it down
it had a factory stock original TC in it. It looks like there is a big benefit derived by having the right TC.