Transmission shop
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Tuned
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Transmission shop
I'm looking for a transmission shop that can diagnose and fix a problem with my 1956 Ford-O-matic automatic transmission. It seems to "fall" into reverse from park when it is idling. So far I have torn the garage door almost off and nearly drove through the garage wall into the living room. Any suggestions of a reliable shop. I live in the East Bay of San Francisco.
Chris
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Ouch! Walnut Creek has lot's of old gear head shops, and old school rebuilders im told. A friend of my dad races in Stockton and he uses shop in your area. if I can get ahold of him, I'll see if he can recommend some place.
In the meantime, set the parkng brake
In the meantime, set the parkng brake
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I used a place in Concord called Hydromatic but I don't think it's in business anymore. They have an older mechanic that worked only a couple of days a week and did the work on the older cars. Some of it they had to send to LA to have the bands refurbished.
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cool. thanks for the info Chris. i stopped in at the east bay ford shop on filbert street. the service guy seemed nice enough. said i could leave the truck today or stop in first thing in the morning when they open. i'm gonna go that route to see if i can find out whats up...
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i knew going to the stealership would be an issue. they wanted $270 right up front. i'm going to continue looking into the discrepancy myself and go from there. thanks for the tip on the woods shop in holtville.
But, it does get really hot. 120* can be the normal high during june july or august. Jag
