(Probably) an irrational fear...

[1 Wild R/T]

where can we read what happened to you and your car?

Broke my 7UP Pop Machine today....

47 pages of pain...

 

[Budnicks]

Cop cars had a sticker that advised
not to idle in park for any length of
time (727 trans). Don't know if this
may be related.

From an old transmission dude, told me, well versed in cop cars CHP
the front pump doesn't pump much fluid in the trans in park for extended periods
not good can get pretty hot
in neutral the front pump is fully engaged, feeding plenty of fluid
(why you check, warm in neutral, so the front pump is fully engaged)

my old roommate Jeff B. "The Beak" his dad Wayne B. was the Lt (later Capt.)
for the CHP in Martinez hub at the time
he told us about that 'warning plaque on the dash', that's what it meant

 

[Budnicks]

OK, ever since dadsbee had that happen to him, I have been afraid to let my car sit idling in Park. Has anyone else ever had a problem like dadsbee? Anyone?
My friend AJ had a friend back in the day whose new Cobra started itself and drove into a staircase at the apartments where he resided - but that was different thing; that car had a wire that wasn't routed correctly that got hot, melted the insulation and grounded against the frame. That caused the starter to crank, and as the car was in first it just drove into the stairs. But that deal of Dadsbee's has sorta freaked me out...
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[Cobra pre accident...]

freaken' cool 289 Cobra (I assume not an early 260),
were a $6k car back then, some people bought houses cheaper
(not here)

 

[Richard Cranium]

Why's everyone picking on me...

 

[Fran Blacker]

Wayne how did the insurance saga turnout?

 

[dadsbee]

Wayne how did the insurance saga turnout?

Still a saga at this point...

 

[Fran Blacker]

That sucks, there dragging there feet.

 

[dadsbee]

That sucks, there dragging there feet.

Nope, lawyers being lawyers. At least mines working for free...

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Still a saga at this point...

Another reason I'm happy not to have Hagerty anymore..

 

[Fran Blacker]

The state of Connecticut was re paving a road near my house. I was going home at 11:45 am a sunny day on Oct 5. Went under bridge was 7 lanes (I-84) it was dark under there after being in bright sun. They left a manhole up 3" with no markings or orange paint to mark it. Of course I hit the edge tire blew out pushed car 5" to the right. Put in a claim with the state for new tire and front end alginment $350. A little back and forth over 6 weeks they there was a sign about the the constrution and they wouldn't pay.

 

[guy gadbois]

freaken' cool 289 Cobra (I assume not an early 260),
were a $6k car back then, some people bought houses cheaper
(not here)

Yep, 289. 65 model, complete with chrome wires, whitewalls, radio and a luggage rack!

 

[68-500]

Cop cars had a sticker that advised
not to idle in park for any length of
time (727 trans). Don't know if this
may be related.

I believe that was due to not circulating atf in park and potentially burning up the T/C seal?

 

[OneWheelPeel]

Well some of these stories triggered a memory. Mid 90s I had an 81 Accord as my DD and my older brother had an "Automatic Stickshift" 1969 Bug and the starter was going out. Those were strange manuals with a torque converter that you could push start. So anyway I’m pushing him with the Accord to start it and we get it started, but his over rider gets stuck under my front bumper. I asked him if it was in neutral, he says yes, and I jump on his bumper to get it loose, of course it wasn’t in neutral and off it goes! This wasn’t even on our street, it was in a nice neighborhood with expensive cars so my fat *** takes off running after it to get inside. At least the door was open so I got in to hit the brakes fairly easy.

 

[1STMP]

I believe that was due to not circulating atf in park and potentially burning up the T/C seal?

I rember having read that the pump
fails under this condition? Been a
while.

 

[Hey-O]

Ford colums are good for that.

Ford had warnings to ALWAYS set the parking brake on any automatics. That's what the sticker said they gave my mom for 73 Torino.

 

[David Womby]

Sorry to hear dadsbee's tale of woe.

I learned to drive in the UK and was taught, and still always do, set the hand/parking/emergency brake when parked. (At least in part because never exercised 'emergency' brake isn't always going to work in an emergency!)

I have to use the parking brake now anyway as my car has a pushbutton TorqueFlite with NO park. Unfortunately, it's pretty poor and I daren't ever park on a slope

David