have a question: what type of fluid should i use in the 1955 thunderbird auto. transmission and should i fill the converter before i hook it up to the engine.
i am planing on putting the transmission and engine together and then installing them in the car as one unit.
also can i use a synthetic oil in the rear end?
i am planing on using a pensoil 5-20 in the new engine is that the one i should use?
thank you all for the help in the past and with this question
rick
TYPE A ATF is specifically designed for older vehicle automatic transmissions and should be used whenever the manufacturer specifies Type A automatic transmission fluid. You can get this from CHAMPION BRANDS, 800-821-5693
now one more question on the transmission is there any tricks i should know when installing the transmission and engine together like how do you keep from tearing the dust boot up on the end of the transmission? or any other tricks i should know
thank you
rick
stop by any GM dealership and buy a 16oz bottle of GM EOS (<$10?) (part #1052367?) and add it to the motor oil to help the cam and motor to break in properly
todays oils don't have the the extreme pressure additives needed by a flat tappet motor during break in....they were removed because they destroy catalytic converters
hi, i would break the engine in with either shell rotella 15-40 or valvoline racing 20-50. both have zinc additive ( ZDDP ) needed for cam breakin and are a little higher viscosity, the gm eos is a good recomendation too. use an oil with the zinc addative if you want the cam to live.
thank you all for the help i am not sure where to post this next question if some one could tell me i will post it, it has to do with hanging a 6 volt alternator on a 292 engine i am trying to hang it on the org. bracket but have some mod's to make to make it work. any idea's ?
thank you all for the help i am not sure where to post this next question if some one could tell me i will post it, it has to do with hanging a 6 volt alternator on a 292 engine i am trying to hang it on the org. bracket but have some mod's to make to make it work. any idea's ?
stay with the generator,if you have gone to the trouble of staying stock a alternator looks like crap. also pre lube the engine be for startup. i would go with 10 30 oil and the gm aditive. remember if the 292 has the original distributor you must use original teapot holley as you have no centrifical advance, vacume only later carbs have incorect vacume signal for 55 distributor.
...it has to do with hanging a 6 volt alternator on a 292 engine i am trying to hang it on the org. bracket but have some mod's to make to make it work. any idea's ?
i sent for one of them and it did not work it came out to far ( to close to the front sup.) i asked him if he had one that was a little closer to the engine but he did not have one.
he said he was working on one for a 55 thunderbird but never heard from him again. tried to contact him but no response
use the contact page to order the catalog and describe your fit problem
"plan B"=there are much smaller alt available from the imports
(friggin' CRS!)....I swear I've seen a alt that is built to look just like the original generator to keep the factory look and mount and can't recall from who
here's another helpful link.... http://www.ctci.org/
a ton of early bird specific info, here's an example (look under Gil's garage for 6V to 12V convert):
sorry it took so long to reply but my net was down hope they can keep it up now.
i would like to thank you all for the help i am learning more here than any place.
i can use all the help i can get again thank you
rick
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