Re: 66 Classic parts for sale & 327/390 items wanted

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2006-03-21 at 13:59, Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> " 
> " The T-96 is a very weak transmission. I sheared teeth off of a
> " newly-built T-96 with a 232 in my '63 Classic wagon, cresting a very
> " steep hill. I was in gear, not clutching, and teeth went pop-pop-pop
> " from straight-up torque.
> 
> that sounds a -little- extreme...  wasn't it the base tranny in 232
> ambos about '69, and 258 hornets in '71?  

I suppose my case itself was a bit extreme; it was a very steep hill
(20th St upslope, Potrero Hill, up from 3rd St) and the station wagon
was loaded with camping gear (the car's maiden long-distance voyage). (I
actually continued the trip, using only 2nd and 3rd. On it's 2nd
long-distance trip, to Portland from San Fran, the OD relay stuck for a
second or two, shorting the points longer than the 1 - 2 revs, filled
the exhaust system with LPG+air, sparked it off, >>KABOOM<<, and
ballooned a brand-new steel muffler, blowing out one end. I switched to
a little air-cooled BW in 1990; it's still there).


> i've also been told that the stock - and afaik rare - t14-o/d is
> exactly the same length as a non-o/d t-96.

I have one of those T14's with Laycock-Denormanville OD unit -- and paid
a lot for it. It's mid-1970's though, open driveline.