On Tuesday 23 January 2007 00:57, Ric Moore wrote: >On Mon, 2007-01-22 at 15:32 -0500, Gene Heskett wrote: >> I can fix my >> brakes, my engine or my automatic transmission and have many times in >> the past. My hands DO fit the tools. And yes, they do indeed get >> dirty, cut, & bruised. It seems any little tap on the back of a hand >> give my sugary self a bruise that takes weeks to heal. > >The biting bugs seem to seek out my sugary self as well. Got a question >for ya; my 1977 Chevy Pick-em-up with the 350 in it will not reliably go >into reverse until it has warmed up and run down the road for a mile. >Got a clue? Ha! This is about as off topic as I can manage to get. ><cackles> Ric > Well, a 77 chevy is out of my experience trail, so I don't know what tranny is in it. I assume we're talking an automatic though, in which case I suspect its about 200,000 miles/30 years overdue for an change of its atf, or whatever chevy calls its auto tranny oil. And it could be so gummed up its going to have to have the pan pulled, the valve body removed and washed up in acetone and/or MEK to remove 30 years of accumulated varnish from overheated oil residue. This "varnish" is whats making the valves hang when its cold. At that point, you might as well go ahead and toss it on the bench and put a seal, clutch, bushings and band kit in it. And go see if MicroTest is still making the hotrod shift kits for it, they're quite cheap in most cases and work wonders at controlling the shift points a lot better. The only case of all bets off is if its the infamous 'slim jim' transmission, it is a headache from the gitgo if its ever been stuck in the snow or mud. But that 77 is a wee bit new to have that old headache in it I think. And yes, we are waaaay (grin) the hell and gone off topic... -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2007 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
