<VV> Newbie on Powerglides

[Harry Yarnell]

Hey, these things are bulletproof. There's nothing to fool with.

harry yarnell
Poohbah of Perryman
perryman garage and orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "D. Monasterio" <dmonasterio at megared.net.mx>
To: "virtualvairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; "Corvanatics" 
<corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 5:31 PM
Subject: <VV> Newbie on Powerglides


> Hi guys,
>    Have been on Corvairworld since 1968 but, all time with manual 
> transmissions till a year ago when got a 64 GB with PG. I drove it by 
> about 2 weeks (most city driving), before putting it on Group Red for 
> restoring, and it worked and shifted well. By that time I changed oil 
> twice as insurance (it has been parked some 23 years), no visible leaks, 
> no bad oil smelling, all looks good.
>    As I plan to make it my daily driver (mostly for long trips), have some 
> concerns: What should I change/make to the PG in order to not have bad 
> surprises while far from home ?... seals ?... pressure checkings ?
>    Only things I've done to it was low band readjustment and, twice a week 
> (when running the engine for some 20 minutes), oil level checking and 
> temperature measurement on case and oil pan (145 F deg. max.).
>
>    Any advise on what to do as preventive maintenance will be appreciated.
>
>    Daniel Monasterio
>
>
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