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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 10:15 pm 
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ok, gave it a drive (light) around the block, checked oil...

it was way over the full mark and thin, smelt like playdoe, so i assume the oil is shot.

so all funds are being diverted to the manual conversion :)

it should be right for light driving for a week or so right????


meh i was driving my powerglide for a month lol before i converted to manual

did u loose 3rd n 4th too?

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 11:48 pm 
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ill check the levels, hope a light top up will do it, as i REALLY want to fit my manual gearbox, spose thisll make me do it VERY soon now huh :)

as for revise driving habits, bwhahahaha hahahaha :)

p.s. complety OT, std oil coolers are mounter in front of the aircon radiator, from mem there inline with the std radiator "trans cooling"

did you mean OK?
otherwise, what does OT stand for?
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yeah, my mont has one. found out today.
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:30 am 
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ot = off topic

 

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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:31 am 
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ah k. was just asking since people were talkin about adding oil coolers to save the tranny :)
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:35 am 
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yeah if i was staying auto idd definanly be putting in a trans cooler.

 

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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 10:04 am 
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ok, gave it a drive (light) around the block, checked oil...

it was way over the full mark and thin, smelt like playdoe, so i assume the oil is shot.

so all funds are being diverted to the manual conversion :)

it should be right for light driving for a week or so right????


meh i was driving my powerglide for a month lol before i converted to manual

did u loose 3rd n 4th too?


nar i lost 2nd and 4th. bit of a worry when the auto kicks down from 3rd to 1st going up a hill at 100 km :shock:

 

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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 11:57 am 
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ok, gave it a drive (light) around the block, checked oil...

it was way over the full mark and thin, smelt like playdoe, so i assume the oil is shot.

so all funds are being diverted to the manual conversion :)

it should be right for light driving for a week or so right????


meh i was driving my powerglide for a month lol before i converted to manual

did u loose 3rd n 4th too?


nar i lost 2nd and 4th. bit of a worry when the auto kicks down from 3rd to 1st going up a hill at 100 km :shock:

ouch...
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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 9:23 pm 
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update, i now have NO gears

gave it a very soft drive down the street, and it has no gear now, got a mate to tow it home.

btw, its not slipping, i works for a min, then just has no gears, as in can move the shifter fron "n" to "1" and get no rev drop.

this is not good :(

 

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