<VV> PG question - fluid level?

[James Davis]

All Corvair Powerglides will slip in right turns when the fluid level 
in the pan is about 1.5 pints low.  The oil pan contains only one 
quart of fluid when the transmission is properly filled, engine 
running.  The small pan volume is a result of the low mounted 
transmission requiring a shallow oil pan.   The oil pan must still 
having room to receive two quarts of fluid from the draining torque 
converter when the engine is stopped.   Over filling the transmission 
results in the fluid level contacting the Revineau gear causing 
severe fluid foaming.
Jim Davis



  At 08:58 AM 3/6/2008, Jim McLott wrote:
>Christine will slip out of gear tempararily on a hard right turn if 
>the fluid level is a little low.  The problem doesn't happen on a 
>hard left turn or if the fluid is a little above the full mark.  One 
>of these days I'm going to drop the pan and see if the intake screen 
>at the bottom of the pan is installed correctly.
>
>Jim McLott & Christine, the 1966 Monza convertible wonder-car
>Member: CORSA, Corvair Atlanta, Heart of GA Corvairs and Group Red (ret.)
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>-----Original Message-----
>
>If your tranny seems to loose function on a fairly tight radius off
>ramp, sort of like it is sucking air, would that indicate a low fluid
>level or a need for a windage tray?  Please, no 'check the dipstick'
>responses -- that really won't answer the question of, "Can you corner a
>PG hard enough to loose fluid uptake?"
>
>Thanks,
>
>Bill Strickland