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Fel-Pro part# TOS 18662 It is labled as " Fel-CoPrene" material, but if you ask me it is black rubber and they work well :) HTH EDIT: I now see the OP already linked to the same gasket I mentioned. FWIW, I have had to use that same gasket a couple times now due to failed/leaking/etc...

Just wanted to add one last post to this thread to serve as my conclusion. After less than 100 miles were put on the transmission, I started noticing a weird sound right before/during shift transitions which reminded me of a 'bullet ricochet' sound. I know that sounds pretty generic, but that is...

After my last post in this thread (7/18/2013) I did get confirmation from Chris that a transmission was being shipped and it did on 7/19/2013. It arrived at my work on 7/25/2013 but it had been destroyed by DHL during the shipping process :( A HUGE chunk of the bellhousing was missing and the...

You can pull the line that feeds your radiator or cooler and direct it to a bucket using some rubber hose slid on the end. Get a case of fluid ready to start dumping in the trans and start the car. Let it idle and keep dumping in until you see new/cherry red fluid coming out the rubber hose into...

I left a message at 7 am this morning about how I HAVE to talk to someone from CK Performance TODAY! and of course I never got a phone call so at lunch time I decided to call again. Got to talk to Chris this time finally and he said my trans is tested but still in the test vehicle. He is short...

I couldn't even get Chris on the phone to ask him. He is just that busy right now, I guess. It seemed no problem at all to get him on the phone up until the transmission completely failed and I had to send it back. If they don't make ANY effort to get ahold of me today, I am going to HAVE to...

Still waiting for a transmission to be shipped to me from CK Performance.

I am curious as to who (if any) can build one to last more than 1/4 mile bursts at a time(?). I got a trans from one of the 3 listed above and it failed after less than 1500 miles with no 1/4 miles trips ran and 98% normal-daily driven/2% spirited miles :( The replacement is supposed to be...

When you mentioned fluid coming out of the dust cover, I wondered if it wasn't either the t/c seal or the pump seal. Glad you got it figured out. I hear you about the driving season melting away quickly with less miles traveled than anticipated :(

FWIW, I have found that FelPro makes a good pan gasket (TOS 18662). The package says it is made from "Fel-CoPrene". To me, it is very similar to a black rubber type material. They range in price depending on where you get them, but I found that buying them from AutoZone's online website is the...

I was hoping to have the transmission corrected and back to me at this point so I could get my daily driver up and running again, but it seems it will be at least another 2 weeks before that will be possible. The shipping company (DHL) picked up the transmission on 6/14/2013 and after about 10...

I really do hear ya man :cool: not to mention the time spent that really shouldn't exsist by either party.

Thanks Blevins. I just got the transmission out and will get it ready to ship back to CK. I am very hopeful that it all works out as it should once I get the trans back. I do know that I need a transmission that will last even behind my mild engine. HP/TQ had nothing to do with whatever went...

Not much help, but I remember reading/hearing about there being 2 different switches for 86 and older/87 and newer transmissions. One was N/O and the other was N/C but I don't remember which. Just thought I'd mention it although you have said it worked initially so that probably isn't the cause.

Thanks Blevins. I can't say that I didn't have any idea this would ever happen, but for some reason I was still hoping for the best. I don't really want to have to remove the transmission and go through all the bullshit of what a person who doesn't have the luxury of a garage to work in only...