Bruce,
be sure to eliminate all other causes before you buy another tranny.
Check u-joints, drive shaft end plate bolts, diff and half shafts.
You can do this in 5 minutes and it will cost you nothing.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Lowry <hotwheels@longviewtx.net>
To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, 23 April 1999 0:32
Subject: Bugeye Transmission broke!
>Hello list,
>I have a transmission problem. After owning Cosmo for less than a year
>with no real problems, I think I blew up the tranny! I did all the
>fluids and things so It appears to be just age and miles. I was driving
>to work and pulled away in first but when I shifted to second there was
>nothing there!!! Nothing dramatic just no more gears! None! In 3rd and
>4th I can hear a rumble from the tranny but that is all it will do. I
>have not had a chance to look into it yet but plan too this weekend. One
>of my car repair mottos has always been to "Check the simple stuff
>first" I have heard about "overshifting " and am not to sure about other
>maladys that can occur in a 75000 mile original 60 smoothcase
>transmission. Is this possibly something that can be cured by a tap of a
>hammer....replace the trans....wave a bucket of chicken over it ....I am
>open for ideas and suggestions. I plan to do the 5 speed conversion down
>the road but life sometimes makes you wait. I have spotted several MGs
>and sprites in the area for a resonable price so if I could get a list
>of transmissions that will fit I would be forever in the experts of LBC
>lore forever. About 20 miles before this happened I did hear a tapping
>in all gears but put it off as valve adjustment but have not confirmed
>this.
>Another small question....As I extended my trips to a greater length I
>noticed that at speed my oil pressure would drop to about 25 and the
>temp would rise to about 190.
>Having little experience with these cars I was wondering if these
>figures were in line or acceptable.
>Thanks for your time
>Bruce Lowry
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