'67 Camaro E/SA redo

[Glenn Hayes]

Rich,
Could be possible internal damage from when the rear end rotated under full throttle?

Glenn

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by Glenn Hayes

Rich,
Could be possible internal damage from when the rear end rotated under full throttle?

Glenn

Anything is possible I guess, but when the chunk rotated it pulled the driveshaft out and away from the tailshaft...not jamming it into the tailshaft. Just an oddity maybe after the addition of that fluid? You thinking maybe some odd occilation of the shaft inside the tailhousing from before? It's just strange how it all played out.

[Tim H]

Definitely not the Dexron VI fluid as it is reverse compatible. It is really a superior fluid to the old standard DEXRON III.

[HandOverFist]

Sounds like it will be coming out of the car in the morning then.

[Glenn Hayes]

It may have taken out the sprag..... possibly...

[Rich Biebel]

A bad converter would not act like the tires spun....it would act more like you left in second gear...They tend to lose stall speed and get tight and make a car leave very lazy.....

That Dexron VI fluid should not be an issue

When I had a Metric trans I did burnouts starting in 2nd and quickly shifted to 3rd...but that should not really be a cause for a problem.

Sounds like the trans may have lost first gear....or fluid level is low...

Does the ATF fluid look clean and the same color as it was....?

Any slippage in a trans quickly turns the fluid dark and may smell burnt...

[HandOverFist]

Originally Posted by Rich Biebel

A bad converter would not act like the tires spun....it would act more like you left in second gear...They tend to lose stall speed and get tight and make a car leave very lazy.....

That Dexron VI fluid should not be an issue

When I had a Metric trans I did burnouts starting in 2nd and quickly shifted to 3rd...but that should not really be a cause for a problem.

Sounds like the trans may have lost first gear....or fluid level is low...

Does the ATF fluid look clean and the same color as it was....?

Any slippage in a trans quickly turns the fluid dark and may smell burnt...

Pulled it this morning Rich. Fluid looks as new with no burnt smell at all. Pulled the pan and there is a small amount of metal shavings. I'll take it to Arnett in the morning and let him diagnose/repair. Think I will replace the back u-joint while it's out...took a pretty good beating last week. I'm also carrying the convertor with me in case Thomas thinks a flush is in order.