Re: Re: 1971 AMC Hornet SST 2 door, assistance please

[farna@xxxxxxx]

Sounds like you have a leaking front seal is all. That requires pulling the transmission to fix. It's the seal that goes around the neck of the torque converter, if that helps any! When the engine turns the pump in the trans fluid flows to the torque converter and comes out the seal. It isn't hard to fix, the only hard part is the transmission must come out. Any time you pull an auto trans that hasn't had the seal changed in 5+ years put a new seal in! I change the $5 seal if it's been more than a year. to much trouble to pull the trans for a $5 seal! Okay, may be $10-$15 for the seal now, but the same applies! 


On March 31, 2005 Michael Hecht wrote:

> Unfortunately I'm not sure what I can do... god, I love my car
> but it's the most sluggish out of the three hornets I've owned,
> and they all had 258s with automatic. I'm sure THAT part is the
> tranny. I went and ordered a new flywheel, since the chipped and
> broken teeth on my existing one are going to chew up starters
> over time...this one's lasted a month or so without sounding
> much worse so I'm crossing my fingers that it'll hold out a
> while. Of more concern to me is the fact that my car is leaking
> tranny fluid, and apparently ONLY while the engine is running.
> Oh yeah, I'm so ignorant, I'm not sure where to replace my
> vaccuum hoses, I know there are several missing, especially to
> the windshield wipers... could have used those in the downpour I
> drove my car back down in...at least I was able to stop halfway
> in Flagstaff (girlfriend is up there for a month and a half
> hehehe). :-)
> 
> Michael
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