[FC] Powerglide Question (I think)

Scott & Cyndi Wilson scwilson8126 at wowway.com
Wed Mar 23 14:50:03 EDT 2011


Thanks to all who replied to my question.

I'm going to look into a bad spark plug wire or vacuum leak when I get the 
car out of hibernation in a few weeks.

I'll post if/when I'm successful at correcting the problem.

Scott



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <N2VZD at aol.com>
To: <lechevrier at earthlink.net>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] Powerglide Question (I think)


>i took apart a rampy powerglide with no symptoms that had a drive plate /
> flex plae whatever you want to call it , cracked between all but one bolt 
> ,
> rust  around the crack , that ran great , no noises or vibrations.
>
> without seeing this , i bet on a running problem , probably minor , 
> causing
> his symptoms. if mice did not fill upper shrouds and chew plug wires ,
> maybe  just a plug or vac leak. last one i had that felt bad , was a bent
> (slightly!)  generator pulley. the guy put a new flywheel and clutch in it 
> with
> no changes ,  then it was my turn to find it.
> i guess it will be fun to know the outcome..
> regards, Tim Colson
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