> IMHO, with cars that have old and worn automatics, you can get the most
> out
> of them before the dreaded rebuild or swap with a lucky-dip trans from a
> wrecker by getting to know what speed, gear selection, throttle setting
> etc,
> that gives smoothest and therefore lowest wear operation, to get those
> last
> kilometers outa her.
> My old and worn LTD auto has selectomatic which allows you to take -off
in
> 2nd gear. This eliminates one change, which the 351engine handles OK.
> When
> its time to slip into Drive,.I always do it with my foot off the
throttle
> for that small period of time which allows me the op****tunity before it
> does
> the change itself. This is one of the advantages of having an oil-pump
> which
> is a bit slow in increasing oil-pressure to execute the change This
extra
> time means you aren't allowing the trans to change under high torque,
> which
> causes accelerated wear of what friction material is left on the bands
and
> clutches.
>
> Jason
>
Thanks for the info Jason,
Yeah my mechanic told me today that it was the clutch packs.
Still doesn't make sense because I was able to get a lot better out of it
by
adjusting the modulator.
I'll take your advice on taking my foot off the throttle on the change.
At the moment i've just been slipping it up to 3rd - changes nice and
smooth
though.
It'd be good to know how long the trans might last - how long have you had
your problem for?
I bought the car for $650 about a couple of weeks ago (knowing about the
trans problem)
The Rego is coming up in about 3 weeks and there's a lot of **** I have to
do for a Roadworthy.
If the trans isn't going to last me a year, it's probably not worth fixing
the rest up either.
Shame, cause I do like the car.
Steve.
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