Re: Here is what happened today. What would you do next?

Posted by Peter Packard On 2011/8/30 1:00:40

Hi all, especially patgreen, I recently converted my 56 Patrician using the High Flow Olds pump and it took all day and then some and you need a hoist. I had to remove the front splash pan and sway bar mounts, the front LH exhaust pipe, the lower engine bell housing, the steering gear at the LH chassis rail, not RH chassis rail as my 56 Pat is RHD converted. I had a problem at the left hand exhaust front (during which I snapped the front stud of the manifold to exhaust fitting at the hot box even after preheating the manifold area with a MAAP gas torch. It is very awkward to access and I normally use a rattle gun on a low setting which does not break the studs, but used a breaker bar which apparently does. I then decided to drop the Twin Ultra PB trans and replace the converter outer O ring which has an annoying weep. I should point out that my engine has just clocked over the 50k miles and although I change the oil and filter regularly, the sump had a lot of sludge in the bottom. I suspect that the sludge accumulation is mostly due to the drain hole being above the lowest point of the sump. I still have to replace the stud and there is not a lot of room to drill/ezy out and or retap. Best regards Peter Toet.