Another powerglide question......
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Another powerglide question......
The last time I drove my 56 Chev Convertible I was out on the highway and driving it pretty hard, using the passing gear a few times just to feel the little 265 scream. I got home and put it in the garage and it puked tranny fluid all over the floor! What do you think blew? It lost most of it's oil that day.......and I just dread getting under it to take it out.....those cast irom trannys are really heavy and I ain't got no fancy lift! 
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The last time I drove my 56 Chev Convertible I was out on the highway and driving it pretty hard, using the passing gear a few times just to feel the little 265 scream. I got home and put it in the garage and it puked tranny fluid all over the floor! What do you think blew? It lost most of it's oil that day...and I just dread getting under it to take it out.....those cast irom trannys are really heavy and I ain't got no fancy lift!
I doubt you lost all your ATF. It always looks like more spread out on the floor. Remember to check fluid level with the car at operating temperature on level ground.
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My guess is you had it overfilled to start with and at shutdown it spiked and vented. Is the fluid good or does it seem overheated? The Power-Glide reputation as a leaker relates to an overwhelmed case from the contents of the converter. Though some leakage seems baked in to both versions - iron and aluminum - My guess is enough wear on the converter hub allows drain-back on cars that sit unused. This raises the pan level past selector shaft and fill tube seals and results in the infamous Power-Glide puke.
I doubt you lost all your ATF. It always looks like more spread out on the floor. Remember to check fluid level with the car at operating temperature on level ground.
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I doubt you lost all your ATF. It always looks like more spread out on the floor. Remember to check fluid level with the car at operating temperature on level ground.
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If I am not mistaken Roy Braatz covered this
If I remember right is a seal that is made correctly that doesnt allow for drain back
I shut mine off in reverse - supposedly helps
See if I can find Roys article......
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If I remember right is a seal that is made correctly that doesnt allow for drain back
I shut mine off in reverse - supposedly helps
See if I can find Roys article......
Chris
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