Take it or send it to Phoenix in weatherford and Greg will fix it correctly. mike --- Tom Rightler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Was the TV cable hooked up correctly?? If it > wasn't, it will kill the > tranny in about 15 minutes of driving. > > Tom Rightler > MCC Newsletter Editor > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan Mascheck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 9:02 PM > Subject: [Chevelle-list] 700R4?????????? > > > > The 46 Chevy truck I bought has a 700R4 trany in > it, that just bit the big > > one. They put another 700R4 and it just died as > well Sunday. Smoke was > > pouring out the back. > > > > I'm curious to know any info about the 700 R4 > trany you might have or any > > sights that give detailed info on it. It's hooked > up to a LT1 1996 Camaro > > Engine with the Aluminum heads. For riding around > it seem like a good > > trany > > to use, but the first one went out because the > builder had a cooling > > radiator under the bed where little cooling could > take place! I bought a > > large B&M Super Cooler trany radiator with fan > which is mounted in the > > lower > > front grill. I know it's overkill, but better safe > than sorry. I also > > bought > > the large B&M aluminum finned pan which holds > three extra quarts of oil to > > help cool the trany. > > > > Well, got it out of the shop, and yesterday took > it for a spin. It drove > > so > > good! For a while I was a happy camper until the > trany puked on the return > > home! This morning the trany is slipping and now > it has no reverse. They > > will replace the trany with another 700R4. > > > > The trany is the manual 700 R4 without > electronics. I'm wondering if it's > > better to spend the bucks and upgrade to the > electronic version. I was > > told > > by Nick at Street & Performance that the older > model 700 R4 was a stouter > > trany. Any opinions? Should I try something else, > assuming it adapts? > > > > The trany is from Jasper. Until now I knew nothing > about them, but was > > told > > they were a large supplier and had a good > reputation. I was planning on > > going with Phoenix, TCI or someone else, but the > mechanic was behind the > > Jasper trany and said they have a great warranty! > Any opinion about > > Jasper? > > > > Dan Mascheck > > Wharton, TX > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com
