MarcDeSoto Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Here's a little trivia question that might be hard to answer. Can you name this part that I bought decades ago for my 48 DeSoto business coupe? I don't know if I'll ever need it, but if I do, I've got a good NOS MoPar part! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 King pin reamer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcDeSoto Posted June 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Greg, that's actually very good guess! No, nothing to do with king pins and it's not a tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maok Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 A drive adaptor for the distributor from the cam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcDeSoto Posted June 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 That's what I thought at first, but no, has nothing to do with the distributor or the oil pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Left hand rotation thingymabob.............specifically the NASCAR option version...............will go take my meds now & sit quietly in my corner........lol........andyd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maok Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 That corner gets a good workout with you Andy...lol I just build my bad Karma for when I am 6 feet under...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 the thing with Andy is....he is already down under...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcDeSoto Posted June 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 I knew this was going to be kind of hard, but I bet Dodgeb4you would know what it is. Andy, as a former teacher, I'm assigning you to two hours in the detention room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 kickdown governor pinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) tell me I do not get time out as did Andy.....!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looks like Marc woosed out and fell asleep..... Edited June 24, 2020 by Plymouthy Adams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcDeSoto Posted June 24, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Plymouthy Adams said: kickdown governor pinion yes you got it Adams! the business end of the governor pinion meshes into the a gear on the countershaft of the transmission and turns the governor points at the speed of the car. If the car is going over 14 mph in the high range, the governor points open which cuts off the power of the electromagnet in the transmission relay, which cuts the power to the solenoid and allows the oil pump in the transmission to complete the upshift when you release your foot from the accelerator. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 Maok & Plymouthy......I've got some spare meds...........you wanna join me.........lol..................Mark.....only 2 hrs?..........lol.........andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 And a part that really never wears out.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Andydodge said: Maok & Plymouthy......I've got some spare meds...........you wanna join me.........lol..................Mark.....only 2 hrs?..........lol.........andyd I'll have my voices contact your voices.....! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andydodge Posted June 24, 2020 Report Share Posted June 24, 2020 LOL.........not sure whether to offer you an encouragement award or not Plymouthy...............lol.........andyd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcDeSoto Posted June 25, 2020 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 12 hours ago, Dodgeb4ya said: And a part that really never wears out.. Yes, they said these M-5s and M-6s never wear out, but can develop problems if you are not lucky. Electrical problems are what you hope to have rather than mechanical problems inside the transmission case. I've never heard very much from guys who have the Fluid Torque Drives. I think they came out in 1952. because the fluid drive torque converter used the same oil as the engine, and oil change would use a lot of oil, maybe 11 quarts or so. Are these couplers much better than the pre-52 fluid drives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgeb4ya Posted June 25, 2020 Report Share Posted June 25, 2020 Those M5/M6 transmissions definitely do wear out. I have rebuilt many of them over the years. Inputshaft/blocker rings/ clutch sleeves, brinneled countershafts and oil pumps are common wear parts. As for the FTD torque converters ...yes the cheaper Dodge, DeSoto and Chrysler cars did use the 10 quart combined engine oil system and was not too reliable. Mainly Six cylinder cars used it and the V8 Dodge and DeSoto's too. The main issue was oil loss leakage at the adapter plate resulting in engine damage and or converter noise and failure. The 52 on up Chrysler's with FTD (actually just like a typical 60's torque converter) had it's own separate 10 quart capacity system....the converter with a 2 quart sump underneath the converter. The FTD converter with the modified M6 gears is wonderful as acceleration is much quicker that of a regular Fluid Drive coupling from a dead stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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