'68 Coronet R/T wrote:New pan gasket helped and everything looked real good for a couple of days but now I have a drip from the dipstick seal.
Apparently the torque converter oil is slowly draining back into the pan and trying to find its way out.
Then the ECM on the airbag controller went out - AGAIN! Dried checking and double checking grounds, connections and wire routing and couldn't find anything wrong. After talking with the manufacturer I had to pull the main wiring harness and toasted ECM to send back for testing.
Plan now is to do body work and get this thing ready for paint. Material order for primer, paint and clear was over $1000 and that was not for brand name top of the line material. Those prices were at a $1000+ just for the color.
I fought a Old 79 TA Turbo 350 leaking from every where before fix one leak another would start. Not sure but isnt there a Check valve that keeps oil from draining back out of Torq converter? Actually I believe it was a Part in the Valve body that did double duty as a check Valve. I would have to get into the overhaul study guides to find it again been a while since I read any of them.
Sorry to hear about electrical Gremlins doesn't sound like Fun at all.... Sounds like System is Staying Hot Powered up at all times ? Perhaps A Relay is missing? or Sticking ?
The Costs of Materials has continued its sky hi March for years now I would like to know when we can expect it to slow down a Bit.