<VV> Powerglide interchange

Ron ronh at owt.com
Sat Apr 24 15:40:08 EDT 2010


How would we know?  How do we identify the early from the late PG's?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harry Yarnell" <hyarnell1 at earthlink.net>
To: <BobHelt at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Powerglide interchange


> Should be ok. Havn't done what you're asking about, but my understanding,
> all corvair PG's are the same. Maybe some spring differences...
>
> Harry Yarnell
> Perryman Garage and Orphanage
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <BobHelt at aol.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 10:47 AM
> Subject: <VV> Powerglide interchange
>
>
>>
>> Just curious...has anyone ever used an early model  (1960-63) Powerglide
>> transmission connected to a 164 cu inch engine?
>>
>> According to the Shop Manuals, the 1964-69 PG had  increased oil 
>> pressures
>> and was beefed up to match the 164 CID. So if one were  to mate a 1960-63
>> PG
>> to a 164 CID engine, how would this work out?
>> The EM transmission has lower internal  pressures which might make it
>> shift
>> differently (or badly) when tied to a 164  cid engine.
>>
>> Has anyone done this?  Were there any  problems with this combination?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Regards,
>> Bob  Helt
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