Water is a BAD thing inside a precision machined unit like a transmission.
I'm not familiar with that particular trans - if it has a cover you can
remove to inspect it, I'd look inside. If there's rust on the gears, I would
suspect a used trans would be the cheapest and safest bet.
Hope this helps!
Jon Arzt
>From: thollida@regents.edu
>Reply-To: thollida@regents.edu
>To: british-cars@autox.team.net
>Subject: newbie tackling spridget restoration
>Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 08:25:58 -0500
>
>Hello,
>
>I am in the beginning stages of rebuilding a '68 sprite shell using a '70
>midget
>as the donor for drivetrain, etc. Much to my dismay, when I drained the
>transmission, most of the fluid was water. The drivetrain has at least
>126k
>miles on it, so I'm sure the tranny needs a rebuild. For a novice
>mechanic, am
>I tackling something that should be handled by a professional repair shop,
>or is
>this something that through patience and a good repair manual, can be done
>by
>the newbie? Would I be better off looking at a five speed conversion? If
>a
>professional mechanic is the answer (my feelings wont be hurt), can anyone
>suggest a good shop in the upstate New York area.
>
>Thanks in advance for any suggestion/advice. Many, many more questions to
>follow.
>
>Tom H.
>Regents College
>Albany, NY
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