Re: [Chrysler300] Transmission Wet Burps on a '57

[Bill Huff <czbill@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sorry, mistype.  I meant powerglide.   Just have MOPAR on the ind.  :-)

Bill Huff


At 9/13/201108:31 PM, Pat Grant wrote:
>are you SURE you are leveling with us here? i 
>had that happen  once in a 57 plymouth with a 
>powerflite but it was after a top end race on 
>the ohio turnpike. unfortunately about a week 
>later the whole trans laid down and died but that is another story.
>
>From: Bill Huff <czbill@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: John McAdams <clafong@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 'Terry 
>Mctaggart' <terrymct999@xxxxxxxxx>; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:15 PM
>Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Transmission Wet Burps on a '57
>
>
>It is or can be a problem on cast iron torque
>flites, aluminum torqueflites and GM Powerglides
>among others possibly. The common opinion is
>that it is due to torque converter leak down
>which overfills the pan. I guess the first burst
>of fluid from the cooler line causes a wave that exits up the fill tube.
>
>The cork sure sounds like the easy low tech solution.
>
>Bill Huff
>
>At 9/13/201101:31 PM, John McAdams wrote:
> >
> >
> >Terry and all:
> >
> >Yes, it seems that that might solve the symptoms
> >--- BUT what is the real problem (or cause)?
> >
> >Why does it burp in the first place? Could it be
> >a heat related problem? Or maybe something to do
> >with the Torque Converter? Or as some have
> >suggested, a design flaw because of the tube not
> >being tall or long enough? Does it leak out only
> >while driving or after sitting for awhile?
> >
> >It seems that most people will analyze a problem
> >by its symptoms (the way doctors are forced to
> >investigate what is wrong with us) � and
> >insteead of fixing the real problem, invariable
> >they will ���fix��� the symptoms instead of the
> >problem. I call it the band aid fix. Then maybe
> >the problem will manifest itself later with other symptoms.
> >
> >I just like to know what causes things to happen?
> >
> >Big John Mc Adams
> >
> >(In SoCal)
> >
> >From:
> ><mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >[mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Terry Mctaggart
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 6:32 AM
> >To: keboonstra;
> ><mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:C 
> hrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Transmission Wet Burps on a '57
> >
> >Keith, this is Terry McTaggart, and I have
> >experienced the same problem, with a 58 DeSoto
> >and my current 300D. I have a solution, what I
> >call the "Redneck answer", crude, cheap but very
> >effective. It's been on my 300D for decades. Get
> >a rubber stopper (a cork, if you will) of the
> >appropriate size, and slice it halfway thru.
> >Slip it over the top of the dipstick, just under
> >the cap, use a little rubber cement, and you are
> >done! Less than a buck, and all your problems go away.
> >
> >________________________________
> >From: keboonstra
> ><<mailto:kboonstra%40zeegroup.com><mailto:kboon 
> stra%40zeegroup.com>kboonstra@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> ><mailto:kboonstra%40zeegroup.com> >
> >To:
> ><mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ><mailto:Chrysler300%40yahoogroups.com>
> >Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 11:59 PM
> >Subject: [Chrysler300] Transmission Wet Burps on a '57
> >
> >Somebody's got to have a brilliant answer for me
> >here. My 300C transmission keeps burping fluid
> >up the fill tube and I don't why or how to stop
> >it. It lands on my right frame rail and drips
> >off to make a mess of the floor besides.
> >
> >I followed instructions in the service manual
> >and pulled out both the regulator valve and the
> >torque converter valve, polished them both up,
> >and re-installed them. There was only very minor
> >scratching on either of them. No help at all.
> >
> >Anything else the manual suggests as a cause 
> looks to be much more involved..
> >
> >The transmission seems to operate just fine
> >otherwise with respect to shifting, etc. When
> >the transmission is warmed up my idle fluid
> >level checks at halfway between low and full.
> >Should I remove some fluid? Will that solve it?
> >
> >The transmission is freshly rebuilt. Was
> >something possibly done wrong in the process? Is this a common problem?
> >
> >The car is otherwise pretty close to Lake George
> >ready, but this is driving me bonkers. Any help from the team?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >Keith Boonstra
> >Holland, Michigan where it's still 75 degrees at midnight.
> >
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