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May 11th, 2007, 01:10 AM
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Help!!!!!! Converter install.........
So I'm trying to install my 10" Pat's 3200 l/u converter. I lost the install instructions.......anyway. I put the converter on the transmission and tried to bolt the bellhousing on...........and the bolts are way to hard to tighten, so I stopped. The converter mounting pads are pushed so hard against the flywheel that it's starting to bend.............what's up???????? Shouldn't the thing just press in place, then spin freely???? On removal, the D5 was loose and spun nicely as soon as I removed the three converter-to-flywheel bolts. What's up with this Pat's............I have a feeling it's my sloppy install. HELP!!!
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86' T-Type, column shift, bench,...no options at all..... Limit TA-54, Pat's 3200 l/u, CK Stage I Trans, RJC Front Mount, 60# Siemens, TT Chip, AlkyControl, THDP, Hooker Ex., +basics.........my other Buick floats, "The True Money Pit" 
    
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May 11th, 2007, 07:34 AM
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Stupid question. Once you put it on the shaft of the tranny did you spin it on until you got the 3 clicks?
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Intercooled 85 GN, Girdled+studded Block, PT-51, Ported irons, 60# Mototrons, 206 Roller cam, Walbro 340 Hotwired, trans cooler, 3" Downpipe, Adj FPR, F-Body Radiator with Dual Fans, PS FMIC, 3000 stall, Hooker 2.5 exhaust 7.05@98.5 11.09 @123
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May 11th, 2007, 08:12 AM
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You put the converter on.... spinning it slowly while continuing to press it toward the tranny.... you have that slot in the end of the converter that drives the pump.... it has to be rotated to line up before it will fully seat. Also.... when you bolt up the bellhousing... you should have a small gap (approx 1/4"... or so) between the converter pads and the flywheel. If not.... something is wrong.....back up and re-evaluate. HTH .... and keep us updated.....
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1987 Buick GN Currently getting freshened up.... Old Parts: 60# injectors, 3" TH DP with test pipe and hooker cat back, Walbro 340 pump, Razor's Alky, TT Chip, 3-1/2" MAF pipe with Big Mouth CA Kit and LS1 MAF, Translator.... yada yada New parts: Ported heads with stainless valves, RJC FMIC, T&D 1.65 roller rockers, Comp XR2 Hydraulic Roller 210/215@.050 .549/.549 (with 1.65 rockers), champion ported intake, Hemco stock appearing doghouse, PT70 P-trim turbo with H comp. housing, N/A109 block bored .030 over with head studs, main studs #2 and #3 billet main caps, cometics, TRW forged .030 over slugs with hastings moly rings. New times soon. (1/8) 8.002 @ 86 mph 12.650 @ 106 mph with a 1.71 60' time with the stock turbo/dutt neck intercooler (best mph was 107.69 mph)
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May 11th, 2007, 09:24 AM
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It was late last night, and a few years since my last install..........so the "three clicks" is something I may have missed.........I'll get on it. Hopefully I didn't do any damage. Thanks guys!!!!
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86' T-Type, column shift, bench,...no options at all..... Limit TA-54, Pat's 3200 l/u, CK Stage I Trans, RJC Front Mount, 60# Siemens, TT Chip, AlkyControl, THDP, Hooker Ex., +basics.........my other Buick floats, "The True Money Pit"
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May 11th, 2007, 02:33 PM
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The first click will come relatively soon after you start spinning the converter. The 2nd will be a few turns. The 3rd click is the one that may take some time to get. After the 2nd click, do a few turns, then turn slowly till you here it. Sometimes the three clicks can happen in as few as 10 turns. My install seemed to take like 50 turns before I got the 3rd one. Hold constant pressure against the tranny as you turn it. You did fill up the converter with fluid before you started, right?
Hope this helps
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Intercooled 85 GN, Girdled+studded Block, PT-51, Ported irons, 60# Mototrons, 206 Roller cam, Walbro 340 Hotwired, trans cooler, 3" Downpipe, Adj FPR, F-Body Radiator with Dual Fans, PS FMIC, 3000 stall, Hooker 2.5 exhaust 7.05@98.5 11.09 @123
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May 11th, 2007, 03:44 PM
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I've got about 1 quart in it right now........I was hoping that would be enough, then top off the system with 4 more quarts. Good idea, or no???
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86' T-Type, column shift, bench,...no options at all..... Limit TA-54, Pat's 3200 l/u, CK Stage I Trans, RJC Front Mount, 60# Siemens, TT Chip, AlkyControl, THDP, Hooker Ex., +basics.........my other Buick floats, "The True Money Pit"
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May 11th, 2007, 04:10 PM
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I never worried too much about topping it off.... the second the engine starts spinning over.... the tranny pump will fill the converter IMHO
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1987 Buick GN Currently getting freshened up.... Old Parts: 60# injectors, 3" TH DP with test pipe and hooker cat back, Walbro 340 pump, Razor's Alky, TT Chip, 3-1/2" MAF pipe with Big Mouth CA Kit and LS1 MAF, Translator.... yada yada New parts: Ported heads with stainless valves, RJC FMIC, T&D 1.65 roller rockers, Comp XR2 Hydraulic Roller 210/215@.050 .549/.549 (with 1.65 rockers), champion ported intake, Hemco stock appearing doghouse, PT70 P-trim turbo with H comp. housing, N/A109 block bored .030 over with head studs, main studs #2 and #3 billet main caps, cometics, TRW forged .030 over slugs with hastings moly rings. New times soon. (1/8) 8.002 @ 86 mph 12.650 @ 106 mph with a 1.71 60' time with the stock turbo/dutt neck intercooler (best mph was 107.69 mph)
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