Hi y'all,
Well, bad news from my transmission guy today. He said that my Flight-O-Matic was pretty badly messed up inside. All the friction material is gone, the clutch discs welded together, and the front and rear pumps destroyed. He's also having a hard time sourcing a torque converter.
So: two questions, I guess:
1) Who's the best source for parts like the pumps and torque
converter?
2) Might it be cheaper to replace the whole unit with a better
one? If so, does anyone in the SoCal area have a known good /
rebuildable FOM that's in better shape than mine?
It feels like I'm never going to get this car back on the road... [8]
BTW, this trans is for a '63 car with 259 v-8.
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Clark in San Diego
'63 F2/Lark Standard
Well, bad news from my transmission guy today. He said that my Flight-O-Matic was pretty badly messed up inside. All the friction material is gone, the clutch discs welded together, and the front and rear pumps destroyed. He's also having a hard time sourcing a torque converter.
So: two questions, I guess:
1) Who's the best source for parts like the pumps and torque
converter?
2) Might it be cheaper to replace the whole unit with a better
one? If so, does anyone in the SoCal area have a known good /
rebuildable FOM that's in better shape than mine?
It feels like I'm never going to get this car back on the road... [8]
BTW, this trans is for a '63 car with 259 v-8.
[img=left]http://members.cox.net/clarknovak/lark.gif[/img=left]
Clark in San Diego
'63 F2/Lark Standard
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