Re: 1953 patrician maiden voyage

Posted by Ross On 2012/7/20 17:51:51

I fully agree, the low and reverse piston seals must be in good shape and pliable so that a lot of pressure is not bled off. Also of critical importance is the 5/16" adjustment mentioned in that service bulletin Howard highlighted.

If those two things are OK, then then you should have H range regardless of how out of adjustment the throttle linkage is.

If there is no H at all, then chances are the high range clutch disks are completely fried or one of the two bushings that support the high range clutch drum have spun out of position cutting off fluid supply to the high clutch. Also possible that the timing valve is stuck.