trans fluid did not smell burnt (altho I most certainly did....)
drivetrain was already in a "kit car" I purchased about 3 weeks ago, and owner told
me it was a 1973 Pinto, definitely a Ford, has 2.3L on top of valve cover. it drove
without problems those 3 weeks or so, and then after I got home, it would not go
backwards on its own power (....reckon it did not want to leave home again?....)
13 bolts on and around the tranny pan.
contacted Oreilly and asked how many quarts were supposed to be in the tranny
pan after I emptied it.....was told 3 quarts.....so put 3 quarts in it.....but just ran the
engine minutes ago, and the dipstick (again....not me...) showed approx. 1 quart
low. reckon when I go to town I will acquire another qt of tranny fluid and see
if that solves my issues. (...doubt it, but hope so anyways...).
the dumb dirtyword tranny has been giving me a difficult time getting it to go in the
"park" position.....i t will not quite go all the way into "park", thus not engaging the safety
switch.....but if the car is moving very (!) slowly I can get "park" to engage correctly.
then the problem of the car facing the wrong way when I want to go that way.......
no problems experienced at this point in time about moving forward in any gear.
thanks
G&u