Sunday I posted about my garage flooding. Well I drained fluids in the T today. Saw no water in oil. I didn't think that there would be any as the water stayed below dipstick level. No water in rear end. Same deal water below, just below, the vent tube. On the other hand the transmission had water in the fluid that I drained. Someone at work, 4 wheeler/rock crawler guy, said I should probably take the trans out and empty the torque converter also. Sound right? Not sure why I'm asking except that I'm lazy. Now that he put that in my head I feel I have to drain the torque converter anyway. Bill
some water is fine in an automatic. The ***embly lube for autos is water based so it evaporates off when you run it and create heat
Can enough fluid be drained from the torque converter? I've heard it's really hard to get the fluid out of there. Is new a better option? 1 vote drain 1 vote may be OK. Bill
It's doing great. Been riding when it cools in the evenings. I'm sitting here waiting for a chrome alternator and bracket (gonna move it high) as I write this.
How high did the water get? If it didn't get to the crank centreline, and if you haven't run the car since, then no water should have got into the converter.
I have not run the car. Not real clear in the picture but the water was above the centerline of the crank. The line on the body is easier to see than the line on the headers. But it was about at the middle of the steering box. Bill
Damn , Bill - I missed your "flood" post ... sorry to see . Hopefully things all turn out OK with the "T" .
you should be fine but you can alway disconnect one of the cooling lines and have 4-5 qt's ATF open ready to pour in the dipstick while it's running and watch for moisture. back in the day we used to drill 1/8" hole in converter and after it drained use a pop rivit with rtv to seal up hole and never had problem. one thing to remember some transmissions need to be in gear for fluid to circulate for flushing lines requiring extra person.
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