Charles:
You are correct that the most obvious way to improve the revs is to change
the gearing in the rear end, but to a lesser degree the same thing can be
accomplished by changing the gearing in the transmission. This is probably
a more expensive solution and only makes sense if you need to relace
everything in the transmission anyhow. Most of time a rebuild does not
involve replacing everthing in the box. I could not find a rebuilt box and
this appeared to help solve several issues.
Steve Bauserman
67 Morgan 4/4 Competition
83 Mercedes 300SD
96 Cherokee Country
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles A Harris <harris_simmons@juno.com>
To: sbauserm@actsnet.com <sbauserm@actsnet.com>
Cc: montilla@apple.com <montilla@apple.com>; Morgans@Autox.Team.Net
<Morgans@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Tuesday, September 30, 1997 12:43 AM
Subject: Re: How I spent my summer
>Steve, Neil or anyone with some trany knowledge,
>Thanks to Bob Nogueria, Matilda's gearbox proved to be only a missing
>bolt on the remote shifter pillowblock. I got the engine back in, but
>only after finding that the u-joints needed renewing, which I also took
>care of. She is back to normal except that it is a little stiff betwixt
>2nd and 3rd. Rebuilding her engine has never been much of a problem,
>but I have never torn down the transmission, just replaced it, and kept
>the other as a spare. I was interested in your comment about re-gearing
>the transmission as I had always thought that the only solution to high
>revs at speed was to replace the 4.56 rear end with a 4.11 or perhaps a
>3.73 out of a plus 4. My other 4/4 also has a 4.56. So I have the same
>problem for the series 3. If different gearing is available for the
>gear-box, I would like to know, as I could rebuild the spare now. I have
>been looking into a five speed, but have not had much luck.
>I am truly looking forward to TexMog in Palestine. Hope that it does
>cool down a bit.
>Chuck Harris
>'66 4/4, 60 4/4 (SBC)
>On Mon, 29 Sep 1997 20:02:53 -0500 "Stephen F. Bauserman"
><sbauserm@actsnet.com> writes:
>> Neil:
>>
>>I drove the beast into the shop this morning. Turned out I had a coil
>>going
>>bad. The timing was reset and things seem to be better.
>>
>>As to the transmission, reasonible is a relative term. We bought a
>>used
>>Anglia unit for the case. Mine was damaged because the tail piece
>>fused to
>>the output shaft. We replaced all the internal parts. The price with
>>labor, parts and the Anglia unit was $1,011.73. I pulled the engine
>>and put
>>it back. Was it worth the price? The only thing I can say is the car
>>drives great and I did not have the time to do it myself. Hope this
>>helps.
>>
>>Steve Bauserman
>>67 Morgan 4/4 Competition
>>83 Mercedes 300SD
>>96 Cherokee Country
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: neil montilla <montilla@apple.com>
>>To: Stephen F. Bauserman <sbauserm@actsnet.com>
>>Date: Monday, September 29, 1997 8:51 AM
>>Subject: Re: How I spent my summer
>>
>>
>>
>>>Steve - Re the high idle, check your timing. Also make sure the
>>vacume
>>>lines from the carb are either connected correctly (to vacume advance
>>on
>>>distributor) or sealed off. Is your air cleaner good (assuming you
>>have
>>>one)? That can cause an over rich condition similar to the choke.
>>>
>>>Question - where did you get the new transmission? If you don't mind
>>the
>>>question, was it reasonable? Thanks, Neil 62 4/4
>>>
>>>Original message from Stephen F. Bauserman
>>>
>>>> I hope the lack of email traffic means the weather has gotten
>>cooler and
>>>>everyone is out driving their cars.
>>>>
>>>>My 4/4 is back together with a new transmission. I had almost
>>forgotten
>>>>what syncros were like. We had the new transmission geared higher
>>so the
>>>>car would go faster the 65 miles per hour. As part of "how I spent
>>my
>>>>summer" we repainted the engine from Ford blue to black. I did take
>>a
>>>>creative liberty and painted the valve cover silver. The header is
>>painted
>>>>with hi temp paint to mach the intake manifold. Then as a parting
>>touch I
>>>>added a chrome oil cap.
>>>>
>>>>The only problem I have is at idle. The car does not want to idle
>>below
>>>>1500 rpm and will stall when you come to a stop. I have played with
>>the
>>>>speed and volume on the Weber carb, changed the manifold gasket at
>>the
>>>>engine, and checked plug wires for a piston not firing. I have been
>>told
>>it
>>>>was a vacuum problem an that is why I changed the gasket. I should
>>also
>>say
>>>>that the car floods very easy and when I down shift the exhaust
>>pops. I
>>>>think it is running to rich, but would like another opinion.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for help.
>>>>
>>>>Steve Bauserman
>>>>67 Morgan 4/4 Competition
>>>>83 Mercedes 300SD
>>>>96 Cherokee Country
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
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