leaky TH 350

[chevyart]

rickPS forgot to ask. is the leak in one specific spot munder the tranny. also, im gonna call the guy that just did my tranny and converter, and run this info by him. maybe he can help. could be a seaL BETWEEN THE CONVERTER AND TRANNY(?). ill get back to you art

[rtm]

hey guys,
quick post b-4 work,
art, my dipstick/tube assy. is from the stock auto. trans. that came with the car.
maybe different than TH 350 ?
the fluid seemed to have saturated the pan gasket, and then leaked out @ pan.
have new pan and gasket installed, but would like to install at least one check valve b-4 firing.
I'll keep you posted.
thanx 4 replies so far,

rick the mason

[rtm]

been thinkin on the over full issue, I have seen no foaming of the fluid, and when I lose enough from leakage.the trans will slip a little bit.
Art, believe it or not, that converter is not too bad on the street.
has a 3000 to 3200 stall speed, but I can drive around town, and not have to mash the throttle at a red light to take off again.
after installing the converter last winter, I did not see any significant leakage until mid-summer. seemed to occur all of a sudden one day.
maybe it took that long to saturate the gasket material? IDK
not a thick cork gasket, but a thinner material that feels fibrous in nature.
not sure what you'd call it, but it is NOT a paper gasket either.

[chevyart]

rick are you sure thats an 8 inch converter. i would think it was a 10 inch from how you describe it. art

[rtm]

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/s ... =555-60403

you're right again art,
looked up the part # and there it is.

[chevyart]

rick thats basically the exact same baby im putting in my vega(real soon ) art

[rtm]

art, I usually drop the insurance on my car about now.
but, I need to iron out my problems, and take you for a ride.

come up on a sunday , we'll hit the local roadhouse, and check out the band.

[rtm]

A friend is donating a residual valve that is designed for hydraulic fluid, opens @ 5 PSI. and flows 15 GPM.
is that going to be too restrictive?
I can find no info on line pressure, or max. flow rate for a TH 350 online.
anyone ?