Sound advice and more likely than not will be successful.
DOn
Philip Patterson wrote:
>
> Phil Patterson writes: Philippe, before you tear down your transmission, try
> cleaning the pan and area as much as possible, then reassemble and add new
> fluid.
> You may have to do this a couple of times, but I think not. I think once you
get
> most the gunk out, and clean it, the new fluid should flush it out. Try it,
and
> if
> it works, it will save you pulling the transmission apart. If it doesn't, then
> all
> you are out of is some time, fluid and a gasket kit. Just don't run it long if
> it
> does act up again.
>
> Philippe COURANT wrote:
>
> > Some days ago I write an e-mail about a Torqueflite problem: after a 1/2
hour
> of
> > drivin',
> > the all new rebuilt transmission "died" suddently : no drive anyway !
Several
> > tests after
> > (oil level, cable, regulator valve) and after drain the converter, results
> were
> > strange:
> > no drive and the converter remains empty, even in N ! As I said, it seems
that
> > ther's a
> > front pump problem.
> > Today I've found the solution (i think..). I took the pressure line :
correct
> !!
> > Around 70
> > psi but identical in all positions ... So the pump was driven. But, why the
> > converter
> > remains empty ?
> > Before removing the trans. from car, I would make other checks so I remove
the
> > oil pan.
> > Bingo ! There was a 1/2 inch of mud-paste-mixture in the bottom and the oil
> > strainer was
> > completly clogged with this "like grease" mixture. So the pump couldn't suck
> any
> > oil ..and
> > the converter remain empty.
> > But, from where this mixture come from ? Not from the trans. as I rebuilt
all
> > the
> > components and flushed the case. It could only come from the converter (not
> > flushed) but
> > why, when i drained the converter, the oil came through very clean ?
> > I think that, before rebuilding the trans., some oil passages were a little
> > clogged so the
> > "mixture" remain in the converter and couldn't reach the pan (oil was clear
at
> > removing);
> > but, after cleaning the case, all the mixture was free of motion ... So it
> fall
> > in the
> > pan. And now I must remove the trans. and clean all the components: if
ther's
> > dirt in the
> > pan , ther's also dirt in the valve body, oil passages, clutches, pumps
etc...
> > I don't know if ther's still some "mud" in the converter; I'll try to flush
it
> > (as
> > described in the FSM) but itsn't easy: oil access holes are very
small...Does
> > someone has
> > flushed a converter ?
> >
> > --
> > Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)
> > Imperial 57 Crown convertible
> > Buick 58 Roadmaster sedan
> >
> > - American Car Club de France (ACCF) : http://www.accf.com
> >
> > - Chrysler Imperial France : http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f
> >
> > - Cadillac " Standard of Excellence " : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-cad
> >
> > - SportsCars : http://www.ifrance.com/accf-sprtcar
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