Re: Ultramatic - 1950 Transmission Fluid

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/12/9 9:28:59

A '57 Ultra? That would indeed be rare.

To have cooked the generator you must have left the 12-volt cables connected too long. You must remove them within a few seconds of starting or in any case, not longer than 5 seconds or so at a time. It's been done successfully probably millions of times without problems.

Doubt the TrickShift destroyed the linings, lots of Ultramatics running TrickShift with no such problems reported.

I did earlier suggest you drop the pan and check the inlet screen, but if the throttle pressure linkage was bent and not straightened and adjusted "by the book", chances are very good that you cooked the transmission - that adjustment is VERY critical.

My last words on this one.