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djkeev
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 Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:55 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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Well.......
yesterday dawned dark and wet.
It drizzled throughout most of the day.
Changing oil was the last thing I felt like doing.
I organized tools and other stuff, sorted through hastily packed boxes and basically wasted a day.
This morning it was BEAUTIFUL!
I dropped the auto trans oil and oil pan.
I was thrilled to see no new debris field of transmission bits since the last ATF oil and filter change.
I cleaned things up, installed a bung for a temperature sender, a task that I didn't do last time.
I used Hylomar and coated the original gasket, I really didn't feel like fighting an ill fitting new gasket!
Reassembled the trans pan and refilled with ATF ...... about 2 1/2 quarts.
I dropped the engine oil, pulled the oil filter and cleaned things up.
I checked the sandwich gauge plate to make sure it is still snug.
New filter, a smear of Hylomar on the plug, 4 qts Mobil 1 15/50 and off we went!
I certainly hope that persistent transmission oil leak is gone ......... if not?
I'll install the new gasket.
I really don't mind changing ATF....... I think that is one of e best services one can perform on these aging rigs.
Dave
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djkeev
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DuncanS
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| Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 9:34 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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| Hmmm. Wonder why they need to be different? |
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djkeev
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Vana Guy
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| Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2021 6:34 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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Had a similar problem. Turned out to be a bad gasket on a round cover plate on the side of the tranny.
If the sealing surface of the pan is distorted around the bolt holes, flatten them out with a hammer, placing a socket on the other side to pound against. |
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DuncanS
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:16 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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Fabulous. I'm seeing Duncanization happening at full force. This will be a candidate for the Multivan thread. Insulation and sound control all in one shot.
Drawers at the PS and a lift cover for the area behind?
Love the bucket retainer.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:59 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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Fabulous. I'm seeing Duncanization happening at full force. This will be a candidate for the Multivan thread. Insulation and sound control all in one shot.
Drawers at the PS and a lift cover for the area behind?
Love the bucket retainer.
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Just Duncanize it..... it's fast becoming a Verb here on Samba 
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DuncanS
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| Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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One hour? Doubtful.
Years ago when I was a kid I had a bidness with a school buddy. We called ourselves Decks Unlimited as a pun on the Ducks Unlimited environmental outfit. Decks were and still are the cheapest way to get more useable space out of your house and we kept pretty busy. One owner gave us a set of plans he had drawn up crudely, but all anyone needed to give him what he wanted. So, I figured every 2x. Every nail and screw. Every bucket of Cuprinol to protect the 4 x 4 posts. Every bag of concrete, stain and ad nausium. Then the labor. So much to get the stuff, dig the holes, mix the sackrete and so on. I gave my estimate to my partner who was the numbers guy. He tripled my time estimate and added 20% on top of the whole shebang. When we handed in the quote, the guy got a super puzzled look on his face. Sir? "This is amazing, you are within 50 cents of the other guy's quote."
So maybe three hour plus 20% Duncanizing. And as I'm getting older, better call it "Possibly same day Duncanizing".
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| Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 3:22 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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Sorry djkeev, I can't help you. 80K with my FAS cooler and no problems.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 4:24 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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remember... the trans oil 'cooler' is a heat exchanger, just as important to warm up trans fluid quicker for possibly better mpg, but certainly reduced emissions. i don't think there's data on how much it actually functions as a cooler vs an emissions benefit from warmer fluid earlier.
were it mine, i'd ditch the cooler to decrease coolant loop complexity, increase heater loop flow for better heat output, eliminate a trans fluid>coolant leak intrusion point and just add a trans temp gauge to monitor things. but i live in the frozen north and am willing to slow down if it gets hot.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:08 pm Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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| Any pics of the FAS tranny oil cooler installed? |
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 9:30 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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A local trip along Manatawny Creek.
Just went for a fun little drive.
A local creek in the Oley Valley is Manatawny Creek it is crossed by a couple of covered bridges and it flows through older farm land with winding roads along it.
I never noticed it before but Earl Township has a little aging park along the creek.
There is an old retaining wall with several staircases down to the creek to go wading or swimming in some deeper holes.
It all harkens back to an older simpler time of picnics and swimming on lazy Sunday Afternoons.
The Park took quite a hit from Hurricane Ida a few weeks ago with some massive erosion and a high water mark that submerged almost the entire park.
Today, it was peaceful and calm.
A great place to stop at and kill a little bit of time.......
Dave
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| Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2021 11:39 am Post subject: Re: HERE WE GO!! .... 1990 Tintop! |
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Aftermarket trans coolers are the second most marketed, useless accessories put on cars, trucks, vans, and Busses
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