ATTENTION!!!! NEW VERSION!! Strengthening The 2004r
Strengthening a 2004R
*Most failures in a 2004R are directly related to three things or three categories:
1) HOT TEMPERATURE KILLS:
Do all you can to keep fluid as cool as possible. Higher stall converters produce more heat so they need more cooling. Biggest cooler that can be installed , should be installed.
2) PRESSURE AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL:
Keep well serviced and valve body modifications (i.e., shift kit) should be installed in any 2004R. The level of control (pressures and line) depends on engine output and driveabiliy options.
3) MECHANICAL LOAD AND FATIGUE:
OK, Someone is always gonna say "Well, that's not how my buddies broke" or " I've never seen one break". So we'll talk in "Tendencies". As we work on and test more 2004R's than most and get more tech calls or e-mails for 2004R's than most, I can tell you, for sure, what "tends" to fail and as to, why. I don't want this to be an advertisement, but I do want you all to know how and why, what parts work and what things do not.
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