I took it over to Slim's Alignment and Hot Rod Shop in Eastpoint. I'm working with Dave over there.
Sorry it took so long to answer!
Now for the good stuff!
I have the car delivered to Slim's on a flatbed . . . I have AAA and inside 5 miles is free.
Once it's dissassembled, it appears that the lower (pressure) banjo fitting is leaking. I plead my case to Kirk at Tilton without success. (warranty work as the brand new Tilton T/O bearing only has a trip up and down my driveway on it!) and YES I have a pedal stop!
Anyway, the Tilton instructions don't include torque recommendations, they only say "don't over tighten" . . . pretty slick way to avoid warranty work, eh!
I am told that Tilton has a distributor in Michigan! It's in Watervliet, near Benton Harbor . . . 190 miles from my house. It's called Lane Automotiive. This place is great! Found it with no problems.
Delivered new banjo fittings ($28.99ea) to Slim's on Sat. On Monday, I get a call from Dave at Slim's. He's got the new fittings on and is now re-assembling the tranny/bell housing.
He confirms my suspicion that the bell housing "spacer" is not required for my application, however the "cap" cannot be fastened to the bell housing without the spacer! Bolt holes won't line up. I'm told that McLeod provides a "cap" that will mount without the spacer. . . . I'm trying to connect with Red at McLeod at the time of this writing. . . I'll keep you posted. Whew, what a PITA!!!!! Can't something go smooth just once!!!!!
