Ollie's 66 American Convertible

Ollie, basic question (and I am not trying to be a know it all):   but did you count the quarts of ATF when you put them in the tranny?  Perhaps you overfilled it?   Wrong dipstick?   Just a thought.    Joe

pacerman wrote: Ollie, basic question (and I am not trying to be a know it all):   but did you count the quarts of ATF when you put them in the tranny?  Perhaps you overfilled it?   Wrong dipstick?   Just a thought.    Joe

Thanks for the input but that's not the issue. The dip stick comes inside the pan as a 727 should. You should be able to see about a 1/2" or so of the dip stick with the pan off.

I did drive the Rambler to a car show in Brookhaven, MS this past weekend. Only about 150 miles round trip. It did leak in the hotel parking lot Friday night as I saw fluid when leaving to the show Saturday AM.

Got home Saturday evening and parked in my shop. No fluid leak as of Sunday AM, but by Sunday evening I had leaking. Same spot.

The stainless steel drip pan that my cousin gave me so does not lie. Maybe cardboard was better when I could not tell how much of a leak I had !!!! lol

My Mopar gasket will arrive this week. Keith, I was sitting next to a Mopar buddy and he told me his 904 leaks all the time. He's going to get the Mopar gasket too. I am spreading the word in the Southland. Sure hope it works as I may be shaking everybody up for nothing !!

Having AMC Fun,
Ollie

I love the steel embossed gaskets.  

Guess that everyone has had a recent round of winter. Even so here in the sunny warm Southland. Old man winter stopped all progress on The Rambler.

Nice warm up this weekend and had a fantastic time at the Mississippi Street Rod Club's annual Car Show. It is a pre-49 club but this year the opened up to pre 1972 vehicles. As always we were the only AMC.

Been driving The Rambler with the leaking trans pan. Today I am going to change the pan gasket. Got a couple pictures of the leak.

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More updates to follow.
Have AMC Fun,
Ollie

The Rambler and us had a great trip to Daytona Beach to attend the Turkey Run Car Show. Enjoyed being with the First Coast AMC Club as they held there annual event at the Car Show. Great bunch of guys and gals. Saw old friends and met new ones.

I took a bunch of pictures and also movies as we made a lap at the Speedway. Of course the Rambler was leading the pack !!!!

Seems as all my issues that I worked on this past winter are solved. I am most excited about the steering. My new steering box is almost like power steering. Actually I think PS would be overkill. My exhaust/intake problems are solved too.

Only pesky problem is the trans pan. When The Rambler is driven daily the gasket swells up and no leaky. The Rambler sat on the cement pad at the Racetrack all day Fri, Sat and Sunday and not a drop of any fluid. After arriving home and 2 days later I got a small amount of trans fluid leak. My thoughts.......The Rambler loves to ramble and if at 51 years old he wants to leak a bit.....so be it. Heck at 67 I got a few issues and leaks myself !!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday did an oil change and grease job. The Rambler is ready for this weekends adventure to the Gulf Coast Auto Show and Mega Cruise In in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Enjoy the pictures..http://www.ollie.phanfare.com/14444239

Having AMC Fun,
Ollie

Edited by Ollie - Mar/30/2017 at 7:55am