Maybe I should have just let it burn!

[torredcuda]

 

So close to getting the cuda fired up (no pun intended) for the first time in three years but while underneath the car I noticed a puddle of oil right below the just rebiult a833 transmission. I hoped it was the speedo gear or backup light switch but of course not that easy - it`s between the main case and tail housing! Torn between getting hammered (wouldn`t take much, not much of a drinker), crying or putting my fist thru the wall!

[Bullitt-]

  Grab ya a Forty n forget about the car for a while   

[anlauto]

Make sure all the bolts are tight

[torredcuda]

Make sure all the bolts are tight

First thing I did. Anyone know id f I can back out the bolts and separate them just enough to squeeze some sealer in there or do I need to pull the transmission out?

[benguin]

Amen to that!  I tend to jump to the obscure and worst case scenario.  I have hopefully gotten better at "try the simple things first."  THEN tear it apart with your choice of hammered/crying/violence or any combination of the three.  My favorite (learned from a former boss) is throwing a wrench.  Preferable a Snap-On that you will have a hard time finding.

[torredcuda]

Just sucks I went to all the trouble to biuld a dolly and assemble everything to install from below and now that it`s all together I need to take the transmission back out.

[Jay Bee]

Ah, the ol "one step forward, two steps back" scenario that I am all too familiar with. I'm sure many members are also, welcome to the club.

[torredcuda]

Ah, the ol "one step forward, two steps back" scenario that I am all too familiar with. I'm sure many members are also, welcome to the club.

Ya, many times but just wasn`t in the mood for this one as I`m trying to get the car ready for a show on August 8th. I was planning to fire it up on Saturday so I had the week to sort out any bugs, get an alignment etc. Guess I`ll be going as a spectator again and to top of my day I just realized my truck windows were left open and it`s been downpouring for 10-15 minutes. 

[1 Wild R/T]

Well....

[DeathProofCuda]

Just sucks I went to all the trouble to biuld a dolly and assemble everything to install from below and now that it`s all together I need to take the transmission back out.

Definitely sucks, but pulling an 833 isn't the worst of jobs.

[7212Mopar]

This is just a minor setback. I blow up a 904 on April Fool day driving on the freeway after the car was put back together. Did not get more than five miles. Be persistent and you will get there.

[torredcuda]

Well....

I was lucky to get mine out before it got that bad.

[dodj]

Sorry to hear the setback

When similar things with the challenger happened to me,  I would step back for a week or two,  go do something else.

[torredcuda]

Sorry to hear the setback

When similar things with the challenger happened to me,  I would step back for a week or two,  go do something else.

Normally I would but haven`t driven it in 3 years and it`s almost August and really need to get it on the road before summer is over. I`ll keep working on other stuff and have the transmission dropped before the end of the week, reseal and get it back in this weekend. If all goes well and I can get an alignmnet appointment I may still make the show.

[YellowThumper]

Yea sorry to hear of that for sure.
Keep plugging as you are so close now. As for the show, your gut will officially know when to call it.