pissed at this dang car

[wildcat1562]

i got the old 52 back together for the probably 10th time

motor runs great

tranny rebuilt

everything great

got everything together

and when i backed up it went fine

went forward no problem

but no dang park!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

the thing was nick named cristen 2 for a reason

Greg

[buick5563]

I feel for ya.

My 55 wagon is now named Demon B1T€H.

[Bleach]

The '51 Cadillac I had didn't have "Park" on the selector. You put it N and set the parking brake.

[Guest Straight eight]

That Caddie DID have a park of sorts. Put in Neutral, turn off the key, and pull it into reverse, and it had a Park position.

[PONTIAC1953]

hi wildcat, you may need to adjust the shift linkage a little bit, straight eight is correct, with the single or dual range hydra-matic, you could do it like straight eight said, or just put it in reverse first, then turn the ignition off, when the fluid pressure went to nothing, a spring would engage the parking pawl to the tailshaft, and the car wouldn't move. charles coker, 1953 pontiac tech advisor.

[wildcat1562]

whats the park position on the colmn for than?

i do not understand alot about this car

first one i ever worked on

and i am suprized i even got it this far

only thanks to everyone on here for sure

i took off the shift rod and it seems like there is a park there but the pin just jumps when you rock it back and forth

i just had the tranny built before putting the motor back in

so i am going to call him tomarow and see what he says as well

thanks everyone

Greg

[buick5563]

Shift linkage.

[Guest Straight eight]

whats the park position on the colmn for than?

i do not understand alot about this car

Its kinda confusing. The reverse selection for park is on the Hydra Matic, NOT Dyna Flow.

We got sidetracked on park position. Sorry bout that.

Dyna Flow only parks with selector in Park, and it is adjustable if the rebuilder put it together correctly.