PowerCrappy OUT TH350 ready to go IN

Got the Powerglide out today. The dipstick was missing the grommet (no wonder it leaked there). And, after only a few days driving, it was leaking almost everywhere very badly. Thank goodness it's out!. Oh, and the thing you see on top of it was what was cobbled together for a transmission xmember (NO rubber mount...ugh).



But, the new one is ready to go in!



And I have a good xmember I will hafta figure out how to install.



And, I got my pop out windows installed this weekend.



It's a good thing I did not drive this van very far...notice the totaly stripped threads on the u-joint straps!

New tranny looks good! U-joint bolts, not so good! Pop-out windows, Fantastic!!!

Just weld the brackets you have 1/2" shorter distance than the inner frame width to the crossmember and then weld 2 - 1/4 plates to the inside of the frame and extend it down about 4" lower than the frame to bolt the cross member too. thats the same set up as mine and is the best one I have seen so far ... .......JOE...........

Yup, I was figurin something like that. I have some angle iron I layin around I was thinking of using...or I might harass my neighbor for some more scrap pieces like you described. :-)

Gettin closer...

Looks like it's getting there for you! BTW, the underside of the van looks great. Nice and clean and protected! What product did you use on the undercarriage?

For now, I just cleaned the sludge & mud and rattle canned it with rust-oleum flat black. At some point, I will use Lizard Skin. :-)

LOOKING REAL GOOD the hardest part is getting started on another project. IT will be back on the road in no time I am sure. ...JOE VAN...

Head is back!




And trans is mounted!

Looks like your on your way! You've got momentum now, there's NO stopping you!

Head has been on for a couple days now. Definitely runs much better. But, still smokes a little until warmed up good then mostly gone. :-)

Yup, I know I need to get rid of that fuel filter. I had only left it on there since I was messing with the carb & fuel lines & gas tank. :-)

So, does the PCV & modulator need to be T'd off that spot on the intake? The modulator was not hooked to anything when I bougth it and someone else had told to me to T off the PCV valve...oops.

OK, I will go buy a T tonight and tie the PCV valve and the Modulator to that and take the double end off the PCV valve. OR...is the PCV valve not supposed to go there (that's where it was when I bought it). If not, where should PCV hose go? BTW...what is this piece for?

Cool. Thx. If it probly don't work...do I really need to put it back on?

UGH! Can't catch a break with this darned van. Changed the oil again and out in a heavier 15w40 that the speed shop recommended. But, the darned oil light still will not go off. And it still wants to puff intermittent black smoke. I had put a new oil sending unit in only a month or so ago, so i doubt thats the issue. Gonna hafta shell out more $$$ to do the bottom half I guess :-(.

The oil sending unit could be bad or the wrong one for the engine. I know that you say that you just put it on but they can go bad on the shelf. think the black smoke would be the carburetor overloading with to much fuel. I have always been told that black smoke means to much fuel & blue smoke means oil burning. 15W40 is for diesel engines. I wouldn't run it in a gasoline engine.

Yup...played with fuel mix a few diff times. Where its at is thebest it gets unfortunately. The sending unit worked just fine until the first oil change...lol...surprised they could go bad that quickly. Oh well, either way it ain't gonna pass inspection so I might as well bite the bullet and redo the bottom half as well.

Your van should be exempt from all of the smog inspections.

Lmao...that's what everyone that does not live here says. I wato be able to drive it every day...so it must be inspected every year. Just to get classic ( or what ever they call them) I must still pass inspection once...both of which still check emissions. And they will not look at anything of they see any hint of smoke. Sucks!

donivan65 wrote:Did you put an oil pressure gauge on it to see what the REAL oil pressure is?

No...another tool I need to add to my box I kinked my back pretty good at Karate the other night (it was a real bitch just to change the oil last night) so we will see what I can do maybe FRI evening and get myself a set of gauges put in and check the compression again.