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That’s a bu66er, But I think that at the age,,we know things have worn, perished and needs some attention. You certainly are the right guy for this car. Moreover, new seals are actually available - I'm not going for originality on this one so a regular neoprene seal will be it, that should hopefully stop it leaking so much. I hate gear oil. It smells so bad. |
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Took my dash out.  Not a task I relish doing, there's so little space to work in behind there. Made worse by the floor and pedals getting in the way.  Still, it was worth it. I lubricated the speedometer cable and the speedometer mechanism itself- didn't realize there's a little felt pad under a tiny freeze plug looking piece. Oiled that up and that's now 60 by my GPS, accurate enough for this.  Disassembled the bulb that was in the tachometer and rebuilt it with some parts of another of the dash bulbs that had a failed segment.  Tested and working.  Means the whole dash is now the same color when the lights are switched on. Phil |
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Want a smile? Remember this photo?  Watching a movie tonight.  Look familiar? There's Jason Statham stealing a car from the place I bought mine at. |
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Want a smile? Remember this photo? Watching a movie tonight. Look familiar? There's Jason Statham stealing a car from the place I bought mine at. \ That is very cool. Insomnia is not. |
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I was doing a little more troubleshooting yesterday because the gearbox decided it didn't want to play ball.  Don't ask why I never read this paragraph in the manual.  Best picture I have of said plugs. I'll have to pull it apart and see if they aren't correctly sealing. I'll be both upset and happy if that's the fault. |
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glenanderson
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1951 Pontiac Chieftainglenanderson
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Fingers crossed.
I’m sure we can all relate to the relieved vs angered paradox. 🤣
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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I'm trying to figure why if the reverse blocker is leaking, that the governor should be affected, other than they share a common fluid feed from the pump.
Either way, it is beginning to make sense. The reverse blocker doesn't often work right.
It can affect the governor.
The governor pressure is 80% of what the gearbox chooses to do in terms of which gear it is in.
Phil
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Last Edit: Oct 6, 2023 15:23:41 GMT by PhilA
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Pulled it apart.  The plugs are good but I had forgotten that the sleeve was trash.  So, I got happy with the hones. Result? Not a huge difference. The reverse blocker still doesn't work which is a telltale in the book. Going try get a replacement, then I can break the pin that holds it all together and take it to bits. Phil |
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Cooler today. Went for a drive and it changed gears perfectly, except after sitting at a red light for a minute.
So it's definitely an oil pressure leak down issue. Just a case of where from.
Phil
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Temperature playing a part as well ?
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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Temperature playing a part as well ? It's definitely a factor, yes. |
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Slightly new behavior tonight.
Pulled up to a halt, and the gearbox made a new noise- goip goip goip.
The noise of air.
Shortly after that it decided to behave perfectly. Then it broke again.
Weird
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Air getting drawn in ? or air escaping ? either way doesn't sound good 🤔
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Black is not a colour ! .... Its the absence of colour
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Air getting drawn in ? or air escaping ? either way doesn't sound good 🤔 Difficult to tell, it was on top of all the rest of the noise when the car's running and in motion. Phil |
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Oct 11, 2023 12:49:54 GMT
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Weather's cooled off, now we're below 80°F/26.5°C the transmission behaves perfectly, even after being driven or sitting in traffic.
If the replacement part makes no difference then I'm just going to put heavier oil in it and call it a day.
Phil
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Oct 11, 2023 22:21:01 GMT
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I hate the smell of EP90 You and I both. The driveway has been stinking of it. |
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Crusty.  Replaced the passenger side window heater defrost pipe. The new one works. |
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Time to fix a leak.  Pulled the driveline apart. Looked like the original seal, not a great design to begin with but as years of wear and some cnut enjoying an entire tube of rtv in the gap to try seal it up- which didn't work- it was time for replacement.  Better neoprene seal, took it for a drive and it's dry now. Now that's fixed it's got a date with the pressure washer. Phil |
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Cool result.
Morning Phil, pressure cleaners are a time saver for sure.
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