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Guest		#1 Posted : Saturday, 10 March 2007 2:13:37 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		I have a powerglide and a trimatic floorshifter for HK and HG. I need to sell one to recoup some costs. The HK will initially have a powerglide installed but will probably upgrade to T350 some time later. Should I sell the Glide shifter and will the 3spd one adapt easily enough to the 2 speed or should I keep the powerglide shifter and sell the tri? What would you do? They are both in good condition Confused and Undecided Bill

HK1837		#2 Posted : Saturday, 10 March 2007 3:38:24 AM(UTC)
Rank: Veteran Reputation: Groups: Moderator, Registered, Veteran Joined: 1/03/2005(UTC) Posts: 14,898 Thanks: 1 times Was thanked: 557 time(s) in 532 post(s)		You really need the powerglide one for the powerglide and the trimatic one for the TH350. The trimatic one should operate the powerglide though. _______________________________________________________ If we all had the same (good) taste, who would buy
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Munromad2004		#3 Posted : Saturday, 10 March 2007 3:42:00 AM(UTC)
Rank: Member Reputation: Groups: Registered Joined: 24/04/2005(UTC) Posts: 718		Watching the prices on ebay, the trimatic shifter should sell for more than the powerglide as I believe they are rarer, however this will see you in strife when you want to go to a 3 speed transmission later on. I would personally hold off and save a f


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Guest		#4 Posted : Saturday, 10 March 2007 5:22:19 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		The powerglide shift pushes forward when you push the lever forward and trimatic pushes rearward when you push forward, therefore you cannot adapt the powerglide to trimatic. Not sure about the adapting to turbo 350. Warren

Guest		#5 Posted : Saturday, 10 March 2007 5:44:04 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		Thanks very much, that gives me a much better basis on which to make a decision Bill

Guest		#6 Posted : Wednesday, 14 March 2007 7:07:49 AM(UTC)
Rank: Guest Groups: Guests Joined: 2/09/2015(UTC) Posts: 43,977 Was thanked: 5 time(s) in 5 post(s)		i agree with what munromad says. rare parts are easy to sell, not so easy to buy. --- i'd rather hated for who i am than loved for who i am not.

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