<VV> Trans Oil To High

[Larry Ratliff]

Thanks Ernie!
 
I put a good running 140 in my 68 auto. Things were great for a few months when I was driving and messing with it. Got sidelined and it set a while and noticed a puddle of trans fluid under it. Didn't seem to leak while driving but when parked a while a puddle would show again. Instead of pulling the engine and replacing the trans seal I will fire it up again (I've been gone 2 years) see if thats it. It seemed to leak from the bell housing area but I could'nt imagine it holding fluid while running and then dumping it when parked. I'll check around the shifter cable this time. 
I assume replacing the shifter cable seal will fix it?

Thanks again.
Larry Ratliff
thedove151 at yahoo.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ernie Sanders" <epssax at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2008 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> too much trans fluid causing an ominous knock?


> Corvair torque converters will 'drain back' its fluid after not
driving 
> for 2 to 3 weeks.  Mine does and leaks a gob of fluid via the shift cable 
> o-ring and boot.    The torque converter drains back into the 
> transmission.  If you fired up the engine and ran it for a couple of 
> minutes the excess fluid would be pumped back up in the torque converter.
> Of course, if your low end knock is a loose rod it wouldn't do your
engine 
> any good!  Ernie
>