Re: '53 Ultramatic, delayed TCC unlocking when warm

Posted by Packard Don On 2017/11/2 21:41:22

Something like that happened on my 1953 Patrician and it was to the point that the engine would actually stall when coming to a stop. Unfortunately it happened on a local Packard Club event about 100 miles from home but I was able to get back without stopping much. When I did have to stop, I shifted to neutral, then dropped it into gear when it was time to move. It turned out to be the centrifugal weights on the governor which are accessed quite easily behind a plate which was, I believe, the driver side and it wasn't even necessary to drain the fluid. Simply taking off the cover, removing the governor and freeing up the arms, it worked fine from then on until I sold the car decades later!