RE: 70 auto transmission

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

At 07:41 PM 9/24/2004 -0500, you wrote:
> IT'S A MIRACLE !!!
>
> The transmission shop mechanic removed the pan and found that
> the pick-up screen (no filter just a screen) was choked off with crud.
> He cleaned it and put the thing back together and it works great again.
> He adjusted the bands and set the shift points a few RPM higher by
> adjusting the vacuum modulator.
> I asked where did the crud come from?  After all it was a total
> rebuild just 2000 miles ago, and every thing should have been clean or
>  new. He said it was metal, very fine, both steel and aluminum,
> he showed me the trans fluid. It looked a bit dark red and when he
> shook the container, I could see the rivulets of darker streaks and such
> wandering about in it. He asked if I had been doing hard launches (drag
> racing), I said a few but I told him I don't abuse the car, and the tires
<snip>

Besides the torque converter, another common place for crud to hide is the 
transmission oil cooler. My parents had a tranny in an Olds Custom Cruiser 
go out and they had this same problem. The solution was to flush the 
transmission cooler a couple of times and then put some powerful magnets in 
the pan to collect the metal parts.

Matt

mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1966 Rambler Rebel
1968 Rambler American sedan
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