Just got done bringing my '92 Aero back to life with a "junkyard" fix. Dropped out the old crank, and put a new Standard crank in it's place. She fires up and runs with no noise {other than the PS pump} but the trans wont move her.How many quarts does it take to fill up the trans once it's dry?
Maybe a little clarification is needed for me.....
Depending on how much tranny fluid is needed, 4-8 quarts. But that is a guess depending on if you just dropped the pan or the tranny was completely dry. I guess that is why they have dipsticks.
I shudder to think, but......if you had the engine and tranny separated, you put the torque converter in the tranny properly didn't you? I've seen a few guys screw up the front pump in the tranny by improperly installing the torque converter in the tranny and just pulling the engine and tranny together with the bolts. Please tell us that you properly installed the torque converter.
I think the capacity of the A4LD is around 9-10 quarts. Even 1 quart low can cause it to not engage.
But Kruse has a good point about properly connecting the transmission to the engine. The most secure method is to first seat the torque converter onto the input shaft. As you turn the converter by hand, it should slip onto the shaft in 4 discrete steps. When you have it properly seated, it should just scrape the bell housing as you turn it. Then you bring it into the back of the engine, aligning the converter studs to the holes in the flex plate.
ok well im the one that put the tranny back on this thing didnt know there was any specific way to do it so do you think that we should pull the tranny an redo it ?
I would think that if you crushed the pump, you would hear a lot of noises when the engine starts. Check the simple thing first; the fluid level. If that's OK, then the problem is elsewhere.
Since you have the ability to remove the transmission, I would say go ahead and do it and check to see if you've damaged anything. But beyond this point, I don't know how you would diagnose any non-obvious problems. The pump damage that results from improperly seating the converter is usually inside, so other than obviously loose or mis-aligned shafts, I don't know how to tell without taking it apart (or unusual noises as I mentioned).
I would think that if you crushed the pump, you would hear a lot of noises when the engine starts. Check the simple thing first; the fluid level. If that's OK, then the problem is elsewhere.
Just what would the noises sound like? On startup there was a "clicking" noise like a bolt tapping on a loose piece of metal, and a "whine" that I am sure is just the power steering pump. I was able to move the van off the ramps it was on, but it took a lot of throttle to get it to move. I just figured that was from low fluid. She was moved about 3 to 4 feet back. Other than that, the motor ran for about 5 mins.
Going to Pull the tranny back and reseat the converter as suggested. Anything special I should look for while doing this?
I heard the noise described as kind of a grinding coming from the transmission. That the van is moving at all indicates the transmission is at least partially working. The behavior sounds a lot like low fluid. Are you sure the fluid level is OK?
Sorry to sound morbid, but if you had not properly seated the converter and crushed the pump, the damage has already been done. But at this point, I do not believe it is that bad.
Sorry, but I have never heard the noise myself, nor witness the problem personally, just a sad tale relayed to me by an old acquaintance. I hope your problem really isn't that bad.
My son took the tranny cross member bolts loose and "straightened" the thing out, and no noise!! Go figure.
Also, if anyone is wondering, 170285 on the ODO when we did the "in frame" crank swap. She passed Delaware emissions with no probs, and she is back on the road!! Now I just gotta wash the thing.
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to yank the tranny back, and today {Sunday} looks like a rain out. 
