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My 1974 Roadster has been sitting in my barn for over 30 years and hadn't been started in about 20 years. I got the motor running last week but still have more to do before it's drivable.
I was shocked when I drained the transmission and out came a caramel colored mixture of water and nasty looking globules of "shmootz". I must have really stirred it up when I started the engine.
In an attempt to clean things out I have run several quarts of clean motor oil through it. The drainings are looking cleaner but there is still lots of "shmootz" coming out.
Am I on the right track ? Is there some other fluid I could try that would clean things out faster or should I just stick with the motor oil ? I'm planning on a few more quarts of motor oil then back to trans oil and frequent changes untl it looks clean.
Do the transmission internals move when it is running in neutral or does it need to be in gear to stir up the oil ?
Thanks for any ideas.
Scott
I was shocked when I drained the transmission and out came a caramel colored mixture of water and nasty looking globules of "shmootz". I must have really stirred it up when I started the engine.
In an attempt to clean things out I have run several quarts of clean motor oil through it. The drainings are looking cleaner but there is still lots of "shmootz" coming out.
Am I on the right track ? Is there some other fluid I could try that would clean things out faster or should I just stick with the motor oil ? I'm planning on a few more quarts of motor oil then back to trans oil and frequent changes untl it looks clean.
Do the transmission internals move when it is running in neutral or does it need to be in gear to stir up the oil ?
Thanks for any ideas.
Scott