Re: Torque Convertor

[William Harrison <bbjt3@xxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin
If you are looking to sell the converter, I am interested and have a stock converter to throw in to boot.
It is almost new as I changed to a 2800 in my 65 Coronet due to a cam, headers, hi rise intake with a holley and some head work.

Later
Bill Harrison


--- On Sun, 4/18/10, Kevin Merkley <krmerkley@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Kevin Merkley <krmerkley@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Torque Convertor
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 6:30 PM
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> The transmission that is destined for my wife's 64 Polara
> 500 ragtop 
> (coupled to a 383) has a 3500 stall convertor in it.
> 
> The previous owner of the tranny said that it will drive
> just fine and, 
> of course really launch if "Ol what's her name" firmly
> presses the 
> accelerator pedal to the floor.
> 
> What symptoms am I going to encounter running a convertor
> with that high 
> of a stall?  Will I still get reasonable gas mileage
> or will the 
> convertor be slipping?
> 
> Apparently the input shaft has been changed so it is
> possible to shove 
> in another new convertor and sell this one.
> 
> On another twist to the same sort of topic, will a lock up
> convertor 
> work on a noncomputer car?  Like perhaps a convertor
> from a 78 or 79?
> 
> Thanks for your advise.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> K.
> 
> 
> Kevin R. Merkley
> Thunder Bay, Ontario
> 64 Dodge 440 2dr HT (Cdn)
> 64 Dodge Polara 500 Convertible (Cdn)
> 
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