"The TV Rod on the carb of a 63 controls the trans shift points
Just be sure all looks as it should on the carbs linkage in that location ( nothing loose or falling off )
Just some basics that come to mind
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"Examine the rear brake shoes for glazing ( are shinny caused by excessive heat build up ) or cracked shoe surfaces ( need replacement )
Might be an inferior brake shoe material for our large brake drums that gets damaged from…"
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"For sale 63 cdv parts2 390 timing covers. I did a rebuild in winter, accumulated these 2. In the end, used a 429 cover. Both cleaned up pretty good, one been painted hirsh blue. 300 each plus shipOne ac crossover pipe. 63. Cleaned75.00 plus…"
"Thank you as always Jason, I figured it should have been normal, I recently found out the car had a modified Chevrolet carburetor on it and I switched to the proper Rochester. I am idling at around 480 engine warm. The car is running so much better…"
Rear brake lock up when cold
Hi everyone, ever since getting the car back on the road, the rear brakes grab when they are cold and I’m moving at slow speed. Once I get along the road and stop they are fine. I see some posts where the adjustment is to adjust up until the shoes start to grab the drum and then back off 4 clicks. When checking one side tonight it seems they required many more clicks than 4 to get them to grab. can being unadjusted too much make them grab? When I put it all back together originally I would…See More
"rpm? off choke it should be idling at about 480 rpm, and since these are ported no vacuum. On Choke on I believe is 1700 rpm. With AC on and Idle speed up engaged about 900 rpm. as the accerator is enaged the ported vacuum system will…"
"Yes got the everything up to temp and checked level it was a about half a pint low. I left it running and added to the full mark. Still nothing above 1st gear. "
"Did you check your trans fluid level with the car running —at operating temp ?
These trans will not shift right if trans fluid is low
The dip stick is marked in pints
See no reason the trans should be shifting any different than…"
"When I first start the car before the choke fully opens there is vacuum, but after the choke opens I have no vacuum at idle. The car drives great but it seemed strange to me."
63 Hydra-Matic won't shift out of first
Hello everyone. I had a perfectly good shifting Hydra-Matic transmission until I elected to fix the leak at the dip stick tube. I just did a quick seal with gasket maker since my current tube is missing the mount and I was headed to the Lead Sled show in Salina, KS in a few days. I drained about 2 quarts of fluid so I could do a good cleaning around the inlet and under the dirt flange of the tube. Installed gasket maker and reinserted the tube then let it sit for 24 hours. Topped off the fluid…See More
"Try a straight edge over the face of the pan.
Over time, often to fix leaks, folks swing off the bolts like their doing up wheel nuts, which will buckle/distort the clamping face.
The pan can be beaten back into shape ok."
Sealing up oil leaks
I'm having a shop replace outside seals/gaskets on engine and tranny. Engine was losing 3/4qt. every 250mi. So far only a small drip on rear main. Bought an outside seal kit for tranny. sealed up dipstick, shift shaft, that went fine. Pan not so good. Went out and found a puddle under tranny for the second time after sitting the weekend. Going in for the third time to try and get it right. Are we missing something?? The shop about only deals with classic and performance stuff so he ain't no fly…See More
"I just pulled a good used fan clutch. Price is $25 + s/h. Shoot me an email to jasonedge@nc.rr.com if you have not already picked one up. "
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63 Hydra-Matic won't shift out of first
Started by Norm Waters in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Tony and Ginny 429 2 hours ago. 3 Replies 0 Likes
Hello everyone. I had a perfectly good shifting Hydra-Matic transmission until I elected to fix the leak at the dip stick tube. I just did a quick seal with gasket maker since my current tube is…Continue
Rear brake lock up when cold
Started by Cliff Johnston in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Tony and Ginny 429 2 hours ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hi everyone, ever since getting the car back on the road, the rear brakes grab when they are cold and I’m moving at slow speed. Once I get along the road and stop they are fine. I see some posts…Continue
2 timing covers. 63 390. One crossover pipe ac, harmonic balancer
Started by Kim K Kaiser in For Sale. Last reply by Kim K Kaiser 3 hours ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Vacuum advance
Started by Thomas Yarri in 1963/64 Cadillac Specific Discussion. Last reply by Thomas Yarri 14 hours ago. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Good afternoon to all my fellow Cadillac owners! I have a question about the vacuum advance on my car. The car is a 64 without a/c and a Rochester carburetor. I noticed that I have vacuum at the port…Continue
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1963 series 62 convertible transmission issue
Posted by Matthew VanDeWater on June 22, 2021 at 3:03pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Hello I've been restoring a 63 for way to many years. Down to almost done, but have issue with trans linkage, when column in park shift rod 2 inches short. everything original. been trying to find picture of manual rod hooked up from under car to see position of linkage. was wondering if anybody has access for pictures. I wanted to see if my manual linkage is bent wrong out of the trans if somebody dropped the trans or something. Doesn't make sense why it doesn't work. Thanks for any input…
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Posted by Patrick Westphal on June 17, 2021 at 4:00pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
I was successful in getting a vehicle from the New York contact I talked about at the last club meeting. I am still trying to figure out how to post a picture of the vehicle that is tied with this comment so if you see a random picture of a black convertible in a yard, that's me haha. …
Torque converter grab when idling in Drive
Posted by Cliff Johnston on June 14, 2021 at 8:47pm 2 Comments 0 Likes
Hi Everyone, been quite a while since i have been on here.
I have had an issue with the idle on my 64 Coupe Deville ever since i have had it.
With the Idle set high enough that it is smooth, but still a nice idle, the RPM seems only slightly too high for the stall of the Torque Converter. And therefore it tends to sit there and grab and lunge a bit. So until now, i have been putting the car in Neutral at the lights to stop this happening.
I've had the car dyno tuned and…
ContinueCan you help? Driveshaft Question....
Posted by Chris on May 30, 2021 at 8:55am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Hello!
Newbie to the group here - we have already found tons of invaluable information on the board, so thanks! We are restoring a 1963 Series 62 Convertible. We are wondering if anyone knows of a source to buy the propellor yoke flange (that bolts to the pinion flange) for the driveshaft? One of our ears partially broke off. Not sure if we can buy just the yoke flange as an aftermarket part, or if it has to be rebuilt by a welder/fab guy? Maybe a salvage yard for a source? Again, any…
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