Last week or sometime near it, someone on the list posted a problem with the
reverse gear on his '56 Imperial.
Help has probably been given, but in case it hasn't, I just read the
following paragraph in the "Get More From Your Car" column of Car Life
Magazine's May 1959 issue, and am posting it in case it may be of use:
"CHRYSLER: Some '56 transmissions may not operate in reverse due to a
sticking governor valve. It is possible to free this valve by lightly
tapping the parking brake drum with a hammer, while the transmission is in
drive and the engine is runner. However, don't forget to jack up both rear
wheels before doing so. Using the new-type automatic transmission fluid --
suffix A -- should prevent this condition from ever happening, but if the
trouble recurs the governor is best repaired by by a qualified mechanic."
Also, about Dodge, the column says:
"DODGE: Replacement does little to correct knocking fuel pumps on '57 V-8
Coronets, but a simple, cheap cure has been found. Have the front bolt-hole
on the pump drilled out one-sixteenth of an inch in diameter; this enables
the pump to be moved into its quietest operating position,"
and,
"Cases of short-lived distributor points have been traced to improper
mounting of the radio condenser on the coil. This condenser should be
installed on the post LEADING to the switch, never on the post which grounds
a wire running to the distributor."
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