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Vic Piano · 12-11-2011, 11:22 AM

The bad news is; after 72 years the ’39 Lincoln Zephyr’s transmission is getting tired and starting to complain

. The good news is; we have the technology to make her young again and even give her more vitality by installing the Columbia Overdrive rear axle when we rebuild the transmission

.
Back to the bad news, in order to perform this operation, first we have to remove the rear and the transmission. This will tie up the lift for some time and I still can’t get to the Columbia because it is on the bottom shelf in the garage behind all the kitchen appliances that are going into the new house which is not ready for their installation yet

. To say nothing of how long it will take to rebuild the transmission (we won’t know just what is wrong until we open it up and we can’t do that until we get it out of the car.
This should make for an interesting project. I hope we can get everything fixed and back together in time for the “Barner’s Bash” in March

. Vic

12-11-2011, 11:22 AM	#1
Vic Piano Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Odessa, FL Posts: 7,612	'39 Zephyr Good News-Bad News... The bad news is; after 72 years the ’39 Lincoln Zephyr’s transmission is getting tired and starting to complain. The good news is; we have the technology to make her young again and even give her more vitality by installing the Columbia Overdrive rear axle when we rebuild the transmission. Back to the bad news, in order to perform this operation, first we have to remove the rear and the transmission. This will tie up the lift for some time and I still can’t get to the Columbia because it is on the bottom shelf in the garage behind all the kitchen appliances that are going into the new house which is not ready for their installation yet. To say nothing of how long it will take to rebuild the transmission (we won’t know just what is wrong until we open it up and we can’t do that until we get it out of the car. This should make for an interesting project. I hope we can get everything fixed and back together in time for the “Barner’s Bash” in March. Vic __________________ Imagination is more important than knowledge.