Re: My 55 400
Posted by Jim L. in OR On 2013/7/1 18:00:49
Hi and welcome,
My '55 Patriian sat for 30 years. Once I got it running (bad ignition switch and ballast resistor) I loved driving it and seeing what systems would come back. They all did - after a while. After giving mine all the service specified in the FSM in spring of 2011, things slowly came back on line. The Torsion Level system took a couple of months and then one day clicked on and has leveled the car perfectly ever since. The Twin Ultramatic worked, but pretty pretty violent up and down shifts. It was now smoothed out to fairly smooth to so smooth I can only tell the change has been made by the exhaust notes. I've made sure it as all adjusted properly and the transmission has taken it from there. It isn't consistent - yet - but I've had no other transmission that has set for even one third that time and work at all. Including GM 400, Ford C-6 and Torqueflyte. It doesn't even leak transmission fluid. The last thing to raise it's self from the dead was the clock. That started working last fall after crossing a railroad crossing that needed attention. Keeps perfect time too. It got to be a lot of fun - starting out and watching for the next thing to come back to life. Today, the radio is the only hold-out.
Your '55 is a stunning car. I've had several black cars and love the way they look after a good cleaning. It's just to bad that it only lasts 45 minutes
My '55 Patriian sat for 30 years. Once I got it running (bad ignition switch and ballast resistor) I loved driving it and seeing what systems would come back. They all did - after a while. After giving mine all the service specified in the FSM in spring of 2011, things slowly came back on line. The Torsion Level system took a couple of months and then one day clicked on and has leveled the car perfectly ever since. The Twin Ultramatic worked, but pretty pretty violent up and down shifts. It was now smoothed out to fairly smooth to so smooth I can only tell the change has been made by the exhaust notes. I've made sure it as all adjusted properly and the transmission has taken it from there. It isn't consistent - yet - but I've had no other transmission that has set for even one third that time and work at all. Including GM 400, Ford C-6 and Torqueflyte. It doesn't even leak transmission fluid. The last thing to raise it's self from the dead was the clock. That started working last fall after crossing a railroad crossing that needed attention. Keeps perfect time too. It got to be a lot of fun - starting out and watching for the next thing to come back to life. Today, the radio is the only hold-out.
Your '55 is a stunning car. I've had several black cars and love the way they look after a good cleaning. It's just to bad that it only lasts 45 minutes
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