i had the t-350 in my 71 cutlass s rebuilt i just tried to put in gear yesterday and it does nothing! i put 9 quarts of fluid in 4 at the first start up then 4 more 10min later then i added 1 more it doesnt seem to have went anywhere its pretty high on the dip stick. any suggestions on what i can check before i call the shop tomorrow?

 

Was there transmission fluid in the torque converter before you bolted it to the engine? Are you sure it was rebuilt? Positive about the shifter cable working properly? Just a few things to check.

 

dont know if there was fluid in the converter or not the shop just said to dump 4quarts in at first then add 4 more after a bit and it holds ten the shifter seems to be workin fine its a bummer i might have to pull the thing back out!

 

If you do, remove the torque converter to flex plate bolts first.

Norm

 

put the rear end up on jack stands and put the tranny in drive, this will help pump fluid into the torque converter, you might have to give the tires a spin by hand to get things started. This is a trick and old tranny guy taught me have used it several times on friends cars when then did not prime the convertor first.

 

thanks im gonna go try that right now sounds like it should work i didnt know to prime the converter first im learning as i go!

 

well i tried it i put her in drive and spun the wheels didnt get it to work i tried reverse and 123 still nothing i spun the wheels quite a few times is there anything else i should try? sure hate to take that thing back out thanks

 

Did you make sure the tq conv fully engaged. You have to turn it clockwise and push on it. You will feel it click three times. If you didn't your going to have pull the transmission anyway.

 

i had the motor out when i installed the tranny the shop told me to make sure the converter was back all the way so as not to damage the pump when bolting the two together i didnt push or pull on the converter just married it to the motor and bolted it to the flex plate all the info i had was from the shop that rebuilt it the owner is gonna come out on thursday and check a few things sounds like they will stand behind it so thats some good news just more work to do before i get her on the road

 

update i took the tranny into the shop today the pump gears were blown apart and the converter was scored pretty bad the shop replaced everything while i waited! they didnt charge me because he said he couldnt tell if it was my fault or theirs he said it didnt look like i jammed the converter into the pump which im pretty sure i didnt. i will let ya know how this one goes when i get it back in