47 new yorker service

[Guest jims wedge]

just came home with a 47 new yorker. Where do i start with servicing tranny (fluid drive) and the straight eight. Also once warmed up and the choke is completely off it is hard to keep running. if it stalls I have to play with the choke to get started again. Is there any one that sells a complete manuel for this car? Help would be appreciated

thanks Jim

[1939_Buick]

Welcome to the forum

For a start look here: The Old Car Manual Project

[keiser31]

just came home with a 47 new yorker. Where do i start with servicing tranny (fluid drive) and the straight eight. Also once warmed up and the choke is completely off it is hard to keep running. if it stalls I have to play with the choke to get started again. Is there any one that sells a complete manuel for this car? Help would be appreciated

thanks Jim

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[Rusty_OToole]

There are 2 pipe plugs on the right side of the transmission, one above the other. The lower plug, at the bottom of the transmission, is the drain plug for draining out the old oil. The other one, half way up the side, is the fill plug and level plug.

Remove the upper plug and stick your finger in. If you can touch the oil it is fine. If not, add #10 oil, or TDH tractor fluid, ISO 32 or 22 grade. Add until it starts to overflow or drip out. Then put the plug back in.

To change the oil use the drain plug to drain out the old oil then refill as above.

The access plate for the fluid drive unit is farther forward than the one for the transmission. It is directly below the instrument panel on the right side of the transmission tunnel. Roll back the carpet, remove the plate, and you should find the bellhousing. There should be a round hole covered by a snap in disc. Pry this out and you should see the fluid drive unit. Bump the starter until you see the drain/fill plug. This could take a while, there is only one and if you turn the engine too fast you could miss it.

Before you take out the plug stuff a rag around the hole so you can't accidentally drop it in the bellhousing or under the car.

The whole subject of the care and operation of this transmission was covered exhaustively on this board, back around 2008. Do a search for Fluid Drive and you should find much food for thought. The Fluid Drive and semi auto transmission are one of the best efforts at an early automatic. Simple, rugged, and reliable. They require a slightly different driving technique like a cross between a standard and an automatic. Once you know how, driving one is easy but it is not easy to figure out the technique on your own.

The best manual is the one the factory provided to dealers. Every dealer had one, and there are still hundreds around. They turn up on Ebay, at old auto flea markets, and from old manual dealers. Going price around $50. There are reprints available for $20 but not as complete. There are also Motor manuals but they cover all makes for a series of years. Any one from 1947 to 1960 should cover your car. Not as complete as the factory manual but they cover the essentials.

The choke is called a Sisson choke. It works on the same principle as newer automatic chokes with a few differences. If you do a search for Sisson choke you should find instructions for inspecting and adjusting.