I'd at least open up the side, look for brass in the oil and on the bottom
of the interior, look for play in any of the shafts.... I was burned by
this, Put a "rebuilt before it was parked" tranny in only to discover that
First gear was going, second was gone and reverse stuck. Wish I had look it
over before hand.
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> From: Metallian6@aol.com[SMTP:Metallian6@aol.com]
> Reply To: Metallian6@aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 1999 2:36 PM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: Question about tranny
>
> I am restoring a 1962 A-H Sprite. I have had it since 1994. Before that it
> was
> sitting in a mans garage in Ohio since 1977. It has not been driven since
> 1977. I am rebuilding the engine. Other than flushing and cleaning out the
> tranny is there anything else I should do to the tranny before I drop the
> engine back in?
>
> James
> Florida
> 1962 A-H Sprite
> Web site link: <A
> HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/mycar.html";>
> 1962 Austin-Healey Sprite Restoration</A>
>
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