#Lucas transmission stop leak full#
#Lucas transmission stop leak password#

I called first thing this morning and talked to Rick who knew immediately about the Dynaflow in the 1953 Skylarks. This is in case we simply overfilled the transmission and will be able to get the leaks stopped. I found a shop in Chagrin Falls near Cleveland that many of the Ohio Buick Club Members use. I never cared much for mechanics that went on a two month toot, either.

One of the stories that made a lifelong impression. Then come back and put it back together'. Everytime I pass that bar I remember the story about the transmission mechanic who 'could tear a transmission apart and leave the parts in a pile for a month or two. I drove past a little farm bar where the older mechanics would take me for a hamburger and a beer when I was way young. Yesterday I drove to Buffalo and took a shortcut through the Muckland. When I have a good idea of times I think about these instances like the shop that took 3 months to do an 8 hour job, The stories of paint jobs and engine rebuilds taking months, years. I had figured 2 hours to remove, 2 hours to replace, and 8 hours on the bench. I will usually buy tools but this was an exception that turned out well. It is a rare occasion for me to farm out work these days. The total including parts I bought was right around $2800, about $1,000 to $1500 less than I expected. I was charged 10 or 12 hours labor for R&R and bench time. They wanted to let it sit over cardboard to be sure a couple of drips they saw were from the old leaks. They didn't work Friday and it was done on the following Monday. I dropped the car off on the Tuesday od Good Friday week. They knew the shop and asked if Larry was going to do the work. I asked if I could buy everything available and bring it with the car. They told me they bought their parts from FATSCO and would order the Master Kit and after inspection order any extra parts needed. I could tell he knew about them intimately. We started talking Dynaflow specific right off the bat. I called and one of the mechanics in the shop picked up the phone. They had worked for me on GM turbos in the past. I was in the habit of driving the first 1/4 to 1/2 mile in low toward the end. Mine was leaking very bad and had a lag in takeoff in Drive. They rebuilt my 1960 Dynaflow 2 years ago and I am happy every morning when it moves instantly and exits leaving a dry floor behind. We have two solid years on this restoration and to say i am disappointed is an understatement.Ī little farther to the east is L & L Transmission in Batavia, New York. Attached are some pictures of the underside. When we restored the car we detailed under the car, so we should be able to locate the source. We had a death in our family so I will not be at work until the later part of the week, but my son (great mechanic) and our painter who is also a detailed fussy mechanic are going to try to determine if the transmission was over-filled and will be draining everything and starting over per Buick specs. We did not yet take a very close look, but will be doing so this coming week. They reported more leakage as I mentioned and when we put the car on our lift at work 2 weeks ago, more leakage. We cleaned up the mess and later trailered the car to Portage Trim in Akron for a new leather interior. We started the car and transmission fluid was leaking everywhere. I do not know if he just added (maybe 8 quarts) all at once or if he added slowly.

#Lucas transmission stop leak password#

I was once active on this forum but lost my password when i moved, so started all over just recently). *Big mistakes in not getting some advice on this forum. Due to Covid we had a one-year delay and finally installed the engine and after installing new wiring, my mechanic (who no longer works for us) added engine oil and I am not sure how he added the transmission fluid, but we bought some Lucas Transmission Fluid that is supposed to be suitable for any transmission. A picture on my earlier second post shows the transmission ready to reinstall with the engine. It was returned a few months later and was shipped dry.

#Lucas transmission stop leak full#

However since we were doing a full restoration, my engine mechanic took the transmission to a shop in the Cleveland area and had it rebuilt. When we first bought the 53 Skylark we drove it into our shop and the engine needed some work, but the transmission was just fine.