vortec install completed-transmission acting funky

[NateInChandler]

Buddy, Yourwelcome man, hope ya get er straightened out.. nate

 

[1-ton]

I have watched some of those Hot Rod shows on TV, where the host pre-fill a toruqe converter, but as mentioned only with about 3/4 of a quart of oil, then they installed the converter with the transmission laying on it's pan. I usually do not pre-fill the converter because I prefer to install a converter with the transmission standing up on it's tail. When a transmission is laying on it's side (i.e. pan) the pump gears can "SOMETIMES" (NOT ALWAYS) get cock-eyed and off center, which can stop the converter from locking all the way into the transmission. If you stand a transmission up on it's tail, the pump gears will fall flat against the back of the pump plate, thus keeping them from getting cock-eyed, and when the converter is spun in, with the gears flat against the pump back plate, the pump gears will self center, and allow the converter to lock in all the way.

 

[ChickenRammit]

I have watched some of those Hot Rod shows on TV, where the host pre-fill a toruqe converter, but as mentioned only with about 3/4 of a quart of oil, then they installed the converter with the transmission laying on it's pan. I usually do not pre-fill the converter because I prefer to install a converter with the transmission standing up on it's tail. When a transmission is laying on it's side (i.e. pan) the pump gears can "SOMETIMES" (NOT ALWAYS) get cock-eyed and off center, which can stop the converter from locking all the way into the transmission. If you stand a transmission up on it's tail, the pump gears will fall flat against the back of the pump plate, thus keeping them from getting cock-eyed, and when the converter is spun in, with the gears flat against the pump back plate, the pump gears will self center, and allow the converter to lock in all the way.

the cool thing i have going for me is the fact that the transmission shop is the ones who installed the converter, i never removed it. it was on all the way too, because i remember about a 1/2" gap between the flex plate and the converter. i'm feeling pretty strongly that they built it wrong. as someone stated before, its just a matter of the shop not flaking on their warranty.

 

[ChickenRammit]

Buddy, Yourwelcome man, hope ya get er straightened out.. nate

hey nate, i drained the pan on the transmission and only about 5 quarts came out, so i'm guessing the rest is still in the converter. is there some way i can drain the converter, just in case there is a bunch of air trapped in there. i'd rather not remove the tranny if i can help it. a coworker of mine said i can blow compressed air through the transmission cooler line and all the fluid will come out of the other cooler line. do you think thats a good idea? i'm pretty sure there is air traped in there somewhere. i removed one cooler line just to see if it was pumping and there was no fluid pumping whatsoever. please lend me your knowledge.

 

[big83chevy4x4]

i removed one cooler line just to see if it was pumping and there was no fluid pumping whatsoever.

what line and what end of is did you remove? you should be pumping fluid anytime it is running.

about 5 quarts is all you will get out when pulling the pan. there is no real easy to drain the converter. though, i have seen some that have a small plug to drain them that way.