<VV> Powerglide Transmission Shifting Issues Continued (but getting better)

[hallgrenn at aol.com]

Tom,

TLC never hurts.  Especially if you don't have the time/money to rebuild everything.  I had a badly gunked up engine in a beater that I used until terminal rust took over.  I cleaned that engine by changing the oil religiously and adding a detergent oil additive at each change.  The darkbrown/black flakey coating on the valve train gradually softened and disappeared.  A thorough cleaning of the crankcase vent system and the oil changes even freed up the rings enough that it burned less oil than when I bought it.  Today I would have saved it, but $75.00 Corvairs were easy to find back in the late '70s.

Bob



-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Hughes <corvairdad at gmail.com>
To: VirtualVairs AA <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wed, Feb 15, 2012 9:33 am
Subject: Re: <VV> Powerglide Transmission Shifting Issues Continued (but getting better)


FYI - for those that care.
After installing a new e-clip and still not getting any upshifting, I
oured in a pint of Lucas Transmission conditioner and drove it around
nd then let it sit a few days. The next time I drove it it upshifted
bout half the time. Let it sit a few more days. Drove it Monday
vening and it's about 90% upshifting under most throttle conditions.
t still sometimes goes into Neutral from Drive when I let up on the
hrottle.
We're getting there.
-- 
om in Baltimore
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