Many thanks to all those who replied here and to me in person. I said that my torqueflite in my '57 Adventurer project had reverse but no forward gears, and hasn't been touched since 1972. I bolted my rebuilt engine up to it and "hoped" it would function. Some of you had rebuild-type answers, some had "flush and clean filters" kind of answers, and the problems were diagnosed as the forward clutches, clogged hydraulics, etc. The first thing I tried was to jack the car up onto jackstands so the wheels were safely off the ground. I drained the transmission fluid and cleaned things up a bit. Then I refilled with fresh fluid and 2 cans of Chemtool (methyl ethyl ketone). I kept going through the buttons, N to D, N to R, N to 1, N to 2, over and over again. The wheels appear to be driving the car, and indeed the direction of rotation changes as it should. I will continue this off and on for several days, then flush and refill again. Then I'll try it with the wheels on the ground. I hope this will work and will save me big bucks on a complete rebuild (at least for now). If things DON'T work with the wheels on the ground, we'll have to rethink this all. Ed ************************************************************* To unsubscribe or set your subscription options, please go to http://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=l-forwardlook&A=1
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