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From: jim on 9 Mar 2010 18:19


"Steve W." wrote:
>
> jim wrote:
> >
> > "Steve W." wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Nope. The speedo drive won't turn under the circumstances you have. BUT
> >> if you jack up the front so the tires don't touch and BLOCK it so it
> >> cannot fall, then start the engine and put it in gear the speedo will
> >> operate. Of course the easier way would be to drive it around the block.
> >>
> >
> > Why would someone be asking how to figure out if the speedometer was working
> > if the engine ran and the car could be driven around the block?
> >
> > Clue: the vehicle is sitting in a junkyard.
> >
> >
> >
>
> And this was stated in this post WHERE?

Read the post if you want to see what was said. Asking questions at this
point won't cover up the stupid assumption that someone with a running
and driveable vehicle would get on Usenet to inquire how to determine if
a car has a working speedometer. I mean - people do ask dumb questions,
but not that dumb.


>
> > OK. First thanks for all the quick accurate answers to my
> > post...Now...Remembering that this is a 1994 Caravan 3.0 Auto...If the
> > front wheels are raised and it is in Park if I turn the drivers side
> > wheel forwards will the trip odometer eventually start to go up? I
> > know it will take a LOT of turning but I want to see if the odometer
> > still works to see if the milage it shows is accurate. Thanks
>
> How about her first post about it?


>
> > OK..I have a 1994 Dodge Caravan with a 3.0 Litre engine and it has the
> > 3 speed automatic transmission. Recently the transmission went up and
> > I have been scouting around for a good junkyard transmission for it
> > and found the one I want last week. I`m going to remove it tomorrow
> > and wanted some last minute pointers on removing this thing in the
> > junkyard. Obviously all the repair manuals assume you are in a garage
> > or shop. Any advice about removing this thing in the yard with hand
> > tools and just the jacks and discarded tires I will find there? Since
> > it`s a junker I don`t have to be to careful about damaging unrelated
> > stuff taking it off so I can clear a path to the transmission. My
> > biggest concern is the final disconnect of the tranny from the engine
> > and the weight/shifting.
>
> Note how the vehicle she OWNS is the 94 caravan, NOT THE ONE IN THE JUNK
> YARD!

Are you still having trouble understanding the question?


>
> CLUE : If your going to ask a question be SPECIFIC as to the vehicle.
> It does NO good to ask about how to repair a 1999 Ford when your working
> on a 1979 Oldsmobile...

clue: If you want to look less foolish stop babbling.
From: Sara Brown on 9 Mar 2010 21:47
PS: Since these things are in junkyards I can take apart the ignition
and put them into gear if need be if that would make my testing
easier. They remove the batteries and gas tanks but i`ve even
considered smuggling a small battery in in a tool box and having
someone blast the intake with starting fluid just long enough to put
it in gear and see if I feel that initial tug you get when you shift a
working van into Drive

From: Steve W. on 10 Mar 2010 00:12
jim wrote:
>
> Sara Brown wrote:
>
>> On Mar 9, 10:06 am, Bill Vanek <bilva...(a)invalid.com> wrote:> There
>> are definite signs of trolling here...
>>
>> You mean the replies to my questions? Because I can assure you my
>> questions are all legitimate and sincere. I am merely trying to find
>> ways to determine if transmissions I am contemplating in a junkyard
>> are good and using a number of methods to eliminate this one or that
>> one.
>
> Did you look at and smell the tranny fluid?
>
> -jim
>

And if the trans failed after a trans flush with the wrong fluid (VERY
COMMON) that nice red clean fluid means nothing.



--
Steve W.
From: Sara Brown on 10 Mar 2010 07:23
On Mar 10, 12:15 am, "Steve W." <csr...(a)NOTyahoo.com> wrote:
> Depending an where you are and what kind of money you want to spend
> there are a LOT of the three speeds out there. Around here they run
> about 400 bucks.

I actually have no money. It`s for my brothers van and he has no
money to spend. I`m willing to buy the junkyard transmission for him
which will cost $80 and between us we can remove and install it. I`m
not looking for it to last forever but even if it gets him another few
years of driving I`ll be happy. Hoping to find the newest one I can
that fits in a vehicle that may have been in an accident and just
written off as a loss. Or one that has a bad engine (Broken timing
belt). Luckily you can see the belts on these things easy just by
prying up the plastic cover. That`s my next test on the low milage one.
From: jim on 10 Mar 2010 07:49


"Steve W." wrote:
>
> jim wrote:
> >
> > Sara Brown wrote:
> >
> >> On Mar 9, 10:06 am, Bill Vanek <bilva...(a)invalid.com> wrote:> There
> >> are definite signs of trolling here...
> >>
> >> You mean the replies to my questions? Because I can assure you my
> >> questions are all legitimate and sincere. I am merely trying to find
> >> ways to determine if transmissions I am contemplating in a junkyard
> >> are good and using a number of methods to eliminate this one or that
> >> one.
> >
> > Did you look at and smell the tranny fluid?
> >
> > -jim
> >
>
> And if the trans failed after a trans flush with the wrong fluid (VERY
> COMMON) that nice red clean fluid means nothing.

That may be very common for you, but a very small percentage of
transmissions found in the boneyard are going to be there because of
failed fluid flush. And most of those that are there for that reason
will still have the receipt for the flush in the glove box. As long as
you are creating mythic scenarios consider this: Typically people who
invest in a transmission flush are looking at keeping the vehicle. So
repairing or replacing the transmission after a flush with the wrong
fluid did it in is also quite common.

-jim
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