Re: [ihc] panel truck update

["T.R.E.Jr." <T_R_E_Jr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

---I am still reading your original message, but if it makes any difference,
I was told by a pro-build transmission builder that neutral is actually a
first gear. If I had to take out the books and find out what he was saying
when he described it to me, I could probably tell you more. Maybe it is that
the neutral is a first gear with no clutches and steels, but if I were to
start guessing, it would basically only be lies.

---Try some Lucas Trans Conditioner, even though the ditchfinder is a POS,
it has helped the transmission enough that I no longer worry about a $700
junk yard transmission... at the moment. If there are any components that
are frozen, it wouldn't hurt, the only thing it doesn't repair is worn
steels/clutches. Might simply be that a valve is stuck part way open. Now,
back to your message.

---Thank you,
-T.R.E.Jr.
-`73 Scout II (StoneThrower)
-`51 Farmall H (Heinz)
-`49 IH fridge (presently unnamed and in need of a compressor)
-`49 Plymouth Special Deluxe 4-door Sedan (Papapalooza)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>
To: "ihc-digest" <ihc@domain.elided>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 10:48 PM
Subject: [ihc] panel truck update


> This past weekend I finally had some real time to tinker with the panel...
>
> First order of buisiness was to hook up some jumper cables and charge the
> battery up some....
>
> after that I needed to take the driveshaft out, since I'd been unable to
> keep it running with it stuck in gear...
>
> After removing the driveshaft, which appears to have the original u-joints
> on it still... in really good shape too, but since I have it out I'll
> replace them whenever I put it back in (btw, mid-shaft bearings annoy me).
>
> Once the driveshaft was out, I had the truck running strong in short order
> (I'd had it running previously, but only for a few seconds at a time).  It
> was running without assistance almost immediately (almost due to me
playing
> with the choke initially and killing it).  This gave me the opportunity to
> play with the shifter some and try to diagnose the transmission.   I'm
> withholding my interpretation of the symptoms so I don't cloud anyone
else's
> interpretation....
>
> When I started it (in park) the parking pawl was clattering, speedometer
> indicating  around 25 mph at idle, I took it out of park almost
immediately
> and got to nuetral, so that speed is also a guess, didn't want to leave it
> in park.... nuetral also gave an indication of 25 mph, as did Drive (no
> change between nuetral and drive).   2nd gear gave an indication of 20 mph
> and the rpms dropped some, 1st gear gave an indication of 15 mph and the
> rpms dropped more.   In reverse there was a very large rpm drop and the
> speedometer went to 0  (this would indicate that the output is not
turning).
>
> Opinions?
>
> Right now this is the single largest obstacle to getting this thing on the
> road, for obvious reasons.  There are some electrical issues, but it
*could*
> go on the road with those.  I'm estimating that it'll be a while before I
> can get it anywhere close to ready to be driven, but at least now I can
> tinker with it easier...
>
> I also need to find new hardware for the passenger side barn door (the one
> that has the handle and associated hardware from opening from the outside
> etc).  The driver's side hardware is present and working, but the
passenger
> side is completely missing its hardware.  Right now the doors are held
shut
> by a strap that runs from the driver's hinge to the passenger handle and
> back... probobly not all that good for the doors and it doesn't really
seal
> all that well like that either.
>
> -Ryan