Re: [Chrysler300] Used Torqueflite - Is it any good?

[Lindsey Fuller <yesdnil@xxxxxxx>]

Dave Clelland was John's partner I believe.

----- Original Message -----
From: John <spiers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 4:14 pm
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Used Torqueflite - Is it any good?
To: Bill Huff <czbill@xxxxxxxxxx>, Chrysler 300 Club Intl <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> Bill-
>  
> This fella was the guy who sold his parts to build a D 
> convertible to John Hertog and another club member (sorry, 
> forgot who - please stand up!)  maybe 4 yrs ago.  
>  
> I asked - he has nothing else.
>  
> John Spiers
> 
> --- On Tue, 4/7/09, Bill Huff <czbill@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Bill Huff <czbill@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Used Torqueflite - Is it any good?
> To: "John" <spiers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 4:10 PM
> 
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> The tranny is probably good, an operational test using air 
> pressure would let you know if there were any leaks inside, but 
> it sounds good to me.  
> 
> Does the guy have any other D parts left?  Where was he located?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> At 4/7/200909:47 AM, you wrote:
> 
> 
> Howdy folks - 
> 
> I picked up a used Torqueflite, complete with torque converter, 
> bell housing and parking brake, from a fella who once had a 
> bunch of 300-D parts here in Florida, and this was the last 
> mechanical item he had left. 
> 
> The transmission, from the stamped numbers, is an Imperial unit.
> 
> From the outside appearance, it looked as though as it has been 
> rebuilt, it was THAT clean - someone had taken care to put a 
> good coat of silver paint on it.  The torque converter looked 
> like it just came out of the box.
> 
> I have zero mechanical experience with automatics, outside of 
> adding a cooler, changing filter (when one's there) and changing 
> fluid. I dropped the pan last night, and found a tiny bit of 
> used fluid, no burnt smell, so the unit has been run.  The fluid 
> was not quite pink, and slightly brownish.  No metal filings 
> were visible. 
> 
> The components visible were very bright and clean, and I moved a 
> couple of 'em around by hand.  I didn't unbolt anything but the pan.
> 
> Here's my question:  Is there a way I can tell if this 
> transmission is any good without actually installing it?  I have 
> ordinary hand and air tools, no specialty transmission tools.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> John Spiers
> 
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