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02-19-2024, 05:24 PM | #51 | |
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I think you should take Mark Y.'s advice and maybe give him a call directly. He has guided me on my THM200 build and is extremely knowledgeable on Racing Transmissions, among other things. Unfortunately the more you run a trans with something disintegrating internally, the debris goes everywhere - that includes the converter. The only way I know to properly clean the inside of a converter is to cut it open. There may be a machine at a Transmission rebuilder that can pressure wash it that I don't know about. Either way find out before rebuilding the trans and running it and sending more stuff that was stuck in the converter through it - again. Now might be a good time to just make a good game plan up and then follow that. Racing 101 - we all had to start somewhere, and so far you've done well, but this stuff is too expensive to be making split decisions and possibly do more harm then good, that would be money and time wasted. You might want to contact the original converter builder for advice and give Mark a shout - then formulate a Game Plan from there. The very best of luck on your journey here, Don't look at this as a loss, but something to learn from for your future. Respectfully, Henry Kunz 1534 H/SA |
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02-20-2024, 12:04 PM | #52 |
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You get my respect for building your car, great job! T350's are not complicated, you can build it yourself with a little patience. If you built your car you can build any tools you might need to do the job.
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https://www.facebook.com/atlanticcoast.converters.3/ Ray Dave Swimm is a former SS Pontiac racer. He always raced Pontiac.
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02-20-2024, 03:02 PM | #54 |
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Here's some aftermath images for you guys.
Converter fluid looks brand new. It appears the filter kept most, if not all of the clutch material out of it.
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02-20-2024, 06:35 PM | #56 | |
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GM used to put a flat magnet in the bottom pan . If the converter gives up you probably will see a bunch of aluminum too.
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I don't really know yet. I've got a brand new transmission sitting in the floor of the shop ready to go in, but everyone on here seems to be really stressing the potential debris in the converter and I'm afraid to put it all back together without cutting my converter open and cleaning it. At this point I can't find any evidence that there is any debris in the converter after flushing and draining it over the course of this week. The fluid looked new the first time I drained it and has not revealed any additional debris since I started pouring fluid in it to flush it out. I also have not torn into my transmission to see what came apart or failed, so I don't know what the material is from or if it could have made it's way into the converter.
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Then to the valve body and the rest of the transmission.Maybe your trans guy can help advise if it’s worth taking a chance. |
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Who's converter are you running and what does it flash to and fall back to on the shift? Last edited by 1320racer; 02-21-2024 at 12:15 PM. |
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