Ran into a knowledgeable Mopar fellow last year at Iola Car Show (Mike Meier
from MN; some of you may know him - I know Mel does - He speaks highly of
you, Mel) We were talking 59 Plymouth transmissions (torqueflite) but
this info might pertain to other tranies also. He said when these cars are
stored for winter or sit for a spell the tranny fluid will drain out from
the torque converter into the pan causing an overfill and the excess will
drain out onto your garage floor causing you to think you have a leak when
you really don't. I remember last spring when I took mine out of storage
there was tranny fluid on floor. I then drove it a bit and brought the
fluid back up to the proper level and never had a problem in the 4800 miles
I put on it this past summer.
-----Original Message-----
From: John Digney <digney@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:17 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Powerflite
>Hi,
>
> I have my 1955 Plymouth Powerflite transmission out of my car now
because
>it looked like it was leaking fluid from between the trans and torque
>converter. The front trans seal was still in place but the torque
>converter reaction shaft will not turn. Is this shaft supposed to spin
>easily or is is locked in place? Right now it is frozen and will not even
>turn with vice grips on it. The trans worked fine when I removed it from
>the car to see where the trans fluid was leaking from. I do not know what
>this shaft connects to inside the trans. The front pump and input shaft
>spin easily. If anyone knows anything about these trans or had one that
>leaked from the front your help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>John
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