Help with torque converter
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Help with torque converter
I need to change out the torque converter on my 80 F-250 C6. It is making a sound like it is spinning and the splines are eventually catching up. It is quite eerie.
The question is: Can I take a converter from a c6 w/351 W and put it in my c6 w/ 400? I would think they would work the same but are there weight issues or specific applications? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Jeff
'80 F250 SC 400 4X4,C-6,HOLLEY 4BBL,EDELBROCK INTAKE & AIR CAN,K&N FILTER,ALPINE w/ 6-DISC.
'99 Eddie Bauer Expedition w/5.4L, K&N FILTER.
-OH Yeah, The Wife's 96 CAMARO, K&N, Custom paint, Wheels ,Exhaust
The question is: Can I take a converter from a c6 w/351 W and put it in my c6 w/ 400? I would think they would work the same but are there weight issues or specific applications? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Jeff
'80 F250 SC 400 4X4,C-6,HOLLEY 4BBL,EDELBROCK INTAKE & AIR CAN,K&N FILTER,ALPINE w/ 6-DISC.
'99 Eddie Bauer Expedition w/5.4L, K&N FILTER.
-OH Yeah, The Wife's 96 CAMARO, K&N, Custom paint, Wheels ,Exhaust
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Help with torque converter
Thanks oz,
I am going to try this this weekend. I still have to pull the motor and tranny out of the old truck first.
Are there any tricks to lining things up once I get the trucks apart and am ready to install it? I will have 2 helpers and we know enough to get us there. But, as they say; what could go wrong, probably will. Thanks again, Jeff
'80 F250 SC 400 4X4,C-6,HOLLEY 4BBL,EDELBROCK INTAKE & AIR CAN,K&N FILTER,ALPINE w/ 6-DISC.
'99 Eddie Bauer Expedition w/5.4L, K&N FILTER.
-OH Yeah, The Wife's 96 CAMARO, K&N, Custom paint, Wheels ,Exhaust
I am going to try this this weekend. I still have to pull the motor and tranny out of the old truck first.
Are there any tricks to lining things up once I get the trucks apart and am ready to install it? I will have 2 helpers and we know enough to get us there. But, as they say; what could go wrong, probably will. Thanks again, Jeff
'80 F250 SC 400 4X4,C-6,HOLLEY 4BBL,EDELBROCK INTAKE & AIR CAN,K&N FILTER,ALPINE w/ 6-DISC.
'99 Eddie Bauer Expedition w/5.4L, K&N FILTER.
-OH Yeah, The Wife's 96 CAMARO, K&N, Custom paint, Wheels ,Exhaust
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Help with torque converter
hmm..just make for sure that the torque converter goes all the way in, and you fill it up before reinstall, if not, you'll have to have a few extra quarts of trans fluid on hand other than the normal fill.
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Help with torque converter
Thanks Desparado,
I will do that. If ya think of anything else, Let me know. Jeff
'80 F250 SC 400 4X4,C-6,HOLLEY 4BBL,EDELBROCK INTAKE & AIR CAN,K&N FILTER,ALPINE w/ 6-DISC.
'99 Eddie Bauer Expedition w/5.4L, K&N FILTER.
-OH Yeah, The Wife's 96 CAMARO, K&N, Custom paint, Wheels ,Exhaust
I will do that. If ya think of anything else, Let me know. Jeff
'80 F250 SC 400 4X4,C-6,HOLLEY 4BBL,EDELBROCK INTAKE & AIR CAN,K&N FILTER,ALPINE w/ 6-DISC.
'99 Eddie Bauer Expedition w/5.4L, K&N FILTER.
-OH Yeah, The Wife's 96 CAMARO, K&N, Custom paint, Wheels ,Exhaust
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Help with torque converter
When installing a Torque converter onto a C-6 there should be about 1 inch from where the bellhousing ends and the torque converter would be flush against the flywheel.
Also... to make installing the Transmission a bit simpler... Take a 7/16 x 3" bolt (I think 7/16 is the thread size for the tranny-engine bolts) and Take a hack saw and cut of the bolt head, then take a file and file that end hex, such that you can fit a 6-point 3/8" socket onto it. Make two of these. These pins will act as GUIDE pins! Using a 3/8" socket install these pins into engine just about the holes where the short dowel pins are, now install tranny! MUCH EASIER - Now istall the two upper tranny - engine bolts. Then use the 3/8" socket again to remove them. Just be careful not to drop the tail of the tranny while doing this, because you could crack your case!!
I installed my C-6 Big block tranny into my 1984 Bronco by myself by doing this!
Uzi... Yamaha Sleds, Honda Bikes, and Ford Trucks....
Also... to make installing the Transmission a bit simpler... Take a 7/16 x 3" bolt (I think 7/16 is the thread size for the tranny-engine bolts) and Take a hack saw and cut of the bolt head, then take a file and file that end hex, such that you can fit a 6-point 3/8" socket onto it. Make two of these. These pins will act as GUIDE pins! Using a 3/8" socket install these pins into engine just about the holes where the short dowel pins are, now install tranny! MUCH EASIER - Now istall the two upper tranny - engine bolts. Then use the 3/8" socket again to remove them. Just be careful not to drop the tail of the tranny while doing this, because you could crack your case!!
I installed my C-6 Big block tranny into my 1984 Bronco by myself by doing this!
Uzi... Yamaha Sleds, Honda Bikes, and Ford Trucks....
