<VV> Powerglide Hardluck

[George Jones]

Well that's great news, all considered. Glad I could pinpoint it for you
;-). Sure makes me feel better about my PG skills now.

Here's hoping for a safe and uneventful trip.

On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 7:46 PM, Edwin D. Lindsay <wfcc at juno.com> wrote:

> Smitty Says:  The engine is back in the car And the lower end is pretty
> well hooked up.  Tomrrow I'll put the exhaust system on and the
> transverse spring and then drop it off the jack stands.  Today I pulled
> the front plate and found the three eared drive element for the front
> pump came off and left the pump drive shaft in the hole.  That ain't
> right is it ?  The drive shaft was sheared in two right at the oil
> orafice in the necked down part near the spline.  So how come it do dat ?
>  The thrust face of the big pump gear had dome drag marks in it so I
> polished them out on some wet-or-dry on a piece of tempered glass.
> Everything else looked fine so I put er back together.   I could be ready
> to roll as soon as  noon tomorrow.
> Damned old piece of crap Corvairs.  Get 3 0r 4 hundred thousand miles on
> them and get them 40-45 years old and they fall all to pieces.  Got a
> good notion to buy a 70s model car.
> Thanks for all the good guesses and advice.    Smitty
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George Jones
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