RE: Is my tranny ok?

[Farmer <pharmer@domain.elided>]

Jim,

My '75 Travelall 150 with a 727 does the exact same thing.  I spoke to a
couple of tranny shops, and all they could tell me was that it's a really
tough transmission, and to drive it until it dies.  Then I saw on Jim
Maulis' web site (Scout Pro), a device that he sells to fix this for $10 or
$15.  I spoke to him about it, and he said that a seal gets worn and allows
the oil to leak into the circulating line.  Since the oil won't be
recirculated while in park, it just kind of sits there with no power until
you put it in gear.  If you want it to move quicker you can just put it in
neutral  - since that will circulate the oil.  The device he sells is some
kind of one-way valve, I think, and he said that it could be installed in
about ten minutes.

Here's his url: http://members.xoom.com/scoutpro/scoutpro.htm

All the standard disclaimers apply: I have no affiliation, etc, although
I've hired him to do work, and am very impressed with the quality.

Ken Farmer
1975 Travelall 150  140,000 miles, 392, 727, IFS, etc
1974 Travelall 100  180,000 miles, 392, 727 (no probs yet), etc
1980 Scout II       180,000 miles, 304, T-19 (worn synchros), etc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ihc@domain.elided [mailto:owner-ihc@domain.elided]On Behalf Of Jim
> Camery
> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 1999 9:32 PM
> To: ihc-digest@domain.elided
> Subject: Is my tranny ok?
>
>
> When my '73 1010 Travelall with a 727 sits for a week or so, the tranny
> gets lazy.  When I first start it up and put it in gear (either drive or
> reverse), there's no action for about 15 seconds.  Eventually, with some
> revs, I get some action.  A block down the road everything is normal.
> Its been like this ever since I bought it about 15k miles ago, and I've
> used it to pull very heavy (4+ tons!) trailers.  It has a tranny cooler,
> and I'm good at keeping the fluid up.  I had the filter service about
> 10k miles ago.  Once its warmed up, response is immediate, just like in
> a new car.
>
> Is this normal behavior?  Is it just the fluid pooling?
>
> Jim Camery
> '73 Travelall
> '68 Travelall
> '73 VW Convert
> '96 SAAB 900
> '59 MB Unimog
> '56 Cris Craft 26' Cruiser
> '64 Cris Craft 37' Cruiser
>
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