Recent content by jgchemie

Will do- thanks!

I have 20 pieces of chrome from a 1969 A108 Van. Some are in good shape, some ok. This is not the complete set of chrome but it does include the front pieces and the two longest pieces on the drivers' side. I'd prefer to sell the whole lot to one buyer but willing to part out for individual...

Tranny

want to come over and help?!!

I think this is becoming a weekend project, not something I do on Monday night when I have work tomorrow :) Also, I stupidly pulled the tranny without draining the oil so I need to do that before I create a huge mess!

what rebuild kit are you using?

Just to confirm, you talking about the end play between the drive shaft and the fix part in this image? I measured again after tapping with the hammer and got about 35 - 40 thousandths. Again- very rough measurement with my caliper.

Measured about 20 - 30 thousandths... very roughly with a caliper (0.5 - 0.75 mm).

very nice looking! What kit did you use and did it have the gasket for the tail? I found a urethane bushing from springsandthings.com for $9

Thanks! Just found Tom Hand's book.

Here are the markings on the tranny. On the outside bell housing it reads 432-3 Inside on the plate around the input shaft it reads 3416963 L-4 Is there a decoder to confirm this is actually a 727 from 1969?

Rebuilding now is definitely what I was leaning towards! So then back to my questions- do I need any special tools or literature besides the FSM? Does the TCI kit have the pieces for the tail on the A108 van? It's definitely a 727, or at least that is what the door plate says is in the van.

While my 1969 A108 van is being repainted and I'm waiting on engine parts, I have the stock 727 tranny sitting in my garage. It was parked for 14 years prior to me buying it. What are people's recommendations for it? Supposedly it ran before it was parked but everything is caked in dirt. Do I...

Thanks Bob- I'm looking at the EZ 21 circuit kit versus the Ron Francis kit. The latter is $300 more and I can't figure out if it's worth it...

Just curious if you thought about adding relays for the lights to provide more steady current compared to the stock switches using the EZ kit?