I blew an HPOP O-ring on my way across Kansas, lost about 2 gallons of oil before I made it to a repair shop. Got the leak fixed. My clutch is slipping on the stock tune in 5th gear anytime I give it boost at highway speeds. It has less than 10k miles.

I'm struggling to find a shop in Denver that is willing to do the drain modification. Everyone says "just fix the leak" ... I have fixed the leak, and I fix other leaks anytime they come up... the problem is that leaks happen more often than not on this dumb rig... and by the time a leak is discovered, the flywheel is already soaked.

I want to add the copper tubing so this isn't an issue again. Can anyone recommend a shop in Denver that will do this?

I also want to kick the crap out of the engineer who put the valley drain above the flywheel. Does anyone have his address?

 

What about dumping some type of solvent down the valley to try and wash the oil off the clutch ?

 

That is a thought. I have read accounts of folks fixing this with brake cleaner but I see no way to get at it without pulling the trans. At that point.. might as well put in a new one. I also called South Bend and they said it likely wouldn't work on the organic disc but WOULD likely work on the ceramic one. Mine is organic, unfortunately.

I also considered drilling a hole at the bottom of my transmission's bell housing and trying to spray from there while someone holds the clutch in and bumps the starter. Seems ghetto but this likely isn't the last time it will happen since these trucks leak so much... I can always put a rubber plug in the hole.