My last post covered the clutch operating arm not reaching the support bracket and thereby rendering the clutch useless. After looking outside of the one square foot surrounding the clutch, it's completely clear that the car was wrecked in the most amazing fashion. It appears that someone thought they were in the Dukes of Hazard and launched the car. There is a 6" hole in the rear passenger floor, all motor and transmission mounts are broken, and the engine and transmission were jammed as far back and to the passenger side as possible.
We got the engine moved and the transmission braced, disconnected the fuel line at the pump and got the engine to start on the first try. Drained the gas tank which was not full of sludge or garbage, filled it back up and started it again (and again and again over the course of the afternoon...) Runs like a champ!!!! Hooray!
The transmission is an entirely different story, which brings me here today. It is stuck in gear (which one, we don't know) and the shift levers cannot be moved by hand under any circumstance. The car rolls forward, but not backward and the fan turns when the transmission is connected. the drive shaft turns clockwise, but not counterclockwise. I assume this is damage sustained during the car's trip to the moon...My lovely assistant is not super interested in working on a transmission, so I am hoping someone has some troubleshooting tips on what to look for to see if this is a small issue or requires a new transmission.
I am at a crossroads where I need to decide if I am fixing the transmission I have, replacing with a different one (are there other compatible models, or is a T96 something I will come across fairly easily?) or am I swapping all of this out and going with something completely different? I am so tickled by the condition of the engine, I lean heavily toward keeping it.
We got the engine moved and the transmission braced, disconnected the fuel line at the pump and got the engine to start on the first try. Drained the gas tank which was not full of sludge or garbage, filled it back up and started it again (and again and again over the course of the afternoon...) Runs like a champ!!!! Hooray!
The transmission is an entirely different story, which brings me here today. It is stuck in gear (which one, we don't know) and the shift levers cannot be moved by hand under any circumstance. The car rolls forward, but not backward and the fan turns when the transmission is connected. the drive shaft turns clockwise, but not counterclockwise. I assume this is damage sustained during the car's trip to the moon...My lovely assistant is not super interested in working on a transmission, so I am hoping someone has some troubleshooting tips on what to look for to see if this is a small issue or requires a new transmission.
I am at a crossroads where I need to decide if I am fixing the transmission I have, replacing with a different one (are there other compatible models, or is a T96 something I will come across fairly easily?) or am I swapping all of this out and going with something completely different? I am so tickled by the condition of the engine, I lean heavily toward keeping it.
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