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It’s throwing trans fluid so it’s a seal. Still on the fence with keeping it original with dynaflow, hard to find mechanics that will touch them..:/ And transmissions I don’t personally mess with.

Well, if I had my radiator boiled and pressure and flow tested and took it for a 1 Hour drive today and it stayed at normal the whole trip. Then catastrophe struck, got back to the garage and reverse wouldn’t work and eventually drive wouldn’t work. All I have right now is low gear and that barely works. Afraid I was going to do more damage but I had to get it into the garage. Had the transmission rebuild 2 1/2 years ago and the car has been in storage for that whole time with the exception of a couple of short drives. Not sure what’s wrong, but what I do know is that it’s very hard to find anybody that will touch these Dyna flow transmissions. Would love to hear some suggestions not only for what’s going on but if Anybody has had success with putting a different type of transmission in and want the best option is for me. Today is my birthday too, supposed to be a great day, but not so much🤨 Thanks for any help you can give me

Thank you for all the responses. Very helpful and insightful. I was guessing the radiator might be plugged as well but I thought it worth asking. However, Mud bone mentioned something that makes me wonder, how many rows should I have for a radiator for 322? For Ben and John, I drove it yesterday for about 20 minutes on the highway before it started overheating, I did let it idol for about 15 minutes before I got on the highway. I do have a shroud, and I’ve never heard of flushing the outside of a radiator but I guess it’s just like an AC system on my house, it looks clear but could be plugged. I only have the original temperature gauge, I’ve never had this issue with other cars I’ve worked on, is there a gauge that you would suggest to test the temperature? Also didn’t see any leaks anywhere however when it overheated overflow pushed out fluid. It’s looking like I need a new radiator. I’m trying to keep this as close to original as possible so maybe a recommendation, should I get a stock radiator or some thing more? I want it to be right either way. Radiator fluid is filled up to the line. Timing is perfect. Thanks for all your responses, I love to use forums, because my dad always said “ask someone who owns one“. Here are a few photos of my lady in waiting so to speak 😂 and the 37 Packard that pops and I put together. One thing I do know is they don’t make them like they used to!! Real character and craftsmanship has lost its way in modern cars….

First, thank you for letting me join the forum. Having an overheating problem. Too many variables to just start replacing everything so I thought I would check and see if there is usually a common cause. First thing I did was flush the system, then bought a 160° thermostat. Note: There wasn’t an existing thermostat in the system. Still overheating after 20 minute drive. Water pump Sounds good, no bearing noise. Not sure what to do next because the water pump could still be bad or the radiator fins could be stopped up. Would like to get some thoughts from the forum before I start randomly replacing things one by one. Thank you. my history: pops and I worked on many old cars of his for many years. Mostly old Packard‘s, he had a 37, 39, and a 40 Packard. He had this Buick in storage and to be honest I have not worked on any Buicks, this was his favorite car. He passed recently, quite suddenly actually and I purchased it from my siblings and have started to do work on her. Sadly most of my dad‘s contacts for this car have either passed or have retired and it’s unnerving to find new people that you know nothing about to work on this car. Dyna flow transmission has been completely rebuilt, as has the carburetor, she runs great, but this heating issue is something I have to address

First, thank you for letting me join the forum. Having an overheating problem. Too many variables to just start replacing everything so I thought I would check and see if there is usually a common cause. First thing I did was flush the system, then bought a 160° thermostat. Note: There wasn’t an existing thermostat in the system. Still overheating after 20 minute drive. Water pump Sounds good, no bearing noise. Not sure what to do next because the water pump could still be bad or the radiator fins could be stopped up. Would like to get some thoughts from the forum before I start randomly replacing things one by one. Thank you. my history: pops and I worked on many old cars of his for many years. Mostly old Packard‘s, he had a 37, 39, and a 40 Packard. He had this Buick in storage and to be honest I have not worked on any Buicks, this was his favorite car. He passed recently, quite suddenly actually and I purchased it from my siblings and have started to do work on her. Sadly most of my dad‘s contacts for this car have either passed or have retired and it’s unnerving to find new people that you know nothing about to work on this car. Dyna flow transmission has been completely rebuilt, as has the carburetor, she runs great, but this heating issue is something I have to address.