Thanks for the info. I'm hoping my bad experience is just a once in a lifetime problem. They have ordered another trany at their cost to replace the dead one on the 46 Chevy truck. Things were going so good and then this had to happen. That's life!!
Dan Mascheck -----Original Message----- From: Mike Treanor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 7:36 AM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 700R4?????????? Dan, There is a good article in the latest Hot Rod issue. 1969 SS with 700R4 12000 mi. in 3 yrs. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Devin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 12:26 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 700R4?????????? > Dan- The most critical setting with a 700 is the TV cable. Off just a > little bit and it will burn itself up in no time flat. There's always the > possibity that you could have simply gotten a bad one, which does happen, > but I'd be inclined to think that with 2 recent failures under your best, > there's a problem somewhere. > > Devin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dan Mascheck > Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 6:03 PM > To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' > 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 > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.2/692 - Release Date: 2/18/2007 > 4:35 PM > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.2/692 - Release Date: 2/18/2007 > 4:35 PM > > > > >
