1985 Monte carlo

[Beagle]

it's further back than the flex plate with the motor / tranny mated, you're not pushing\forcing it back into the trans with the flexplate. Somebody correct me - but that's what I look for ? Sounds engaged to me? pictures might be confusing me. Is the crank snout and converter hub mated, ie, can it move forward or back a little? I don't think there is supposed to be a bunch of clearance, you should be able to slide that junk a little.

[kyhunter89]

If you look at the last two pictures. The raised part of the flexplate is were it bolts too. It can turn in between them and I could probably force them on, but your not supposed to. Me and my dad have always had to pull them foward just a hair. Neither of us have ever had a converter have the lugs like this one does, We always had nuts and bolts, instead of just bolts.

[Deaf Bob]

Ummm... Probably does not matter.. Bolts and nuts one corp. Of GM, bolts only. Another...
If memory serves.. Bolts only: Chevy, bolts/nuts BOPC. (or vise versa ) but it does not matter..

[kyhunter89]

I had the pump gear in backwards. My fault. It seated and 1" deep now.

[Deaf Bob]

Woot! Glad u caught it. Now get er dun.. (corny!)..

[Beagle]

good to hear - I'd say I've never put anything in backwards, like a throw-out bearaing, but I'd be lying.

[yellomalibu]

Glad you found the problem!

[kyhunter89]

What kept throwing me off was the converter lugs measure 3mm less depth than the other converters. 3mm is close to 1/8". If I had run a stock converter I may have never noticed. I dont know if it would have worked or not. I called my buddy with the Shelby Cobra and it was the first thing he said to check.

[kyhunter89]

Its in, everything other than driveshaft bolted up, which won't spin, somethings wrong. It would spin before. All I didn't was flip the pump gear. I guess I'm gonna pull it back out now.

[kyhunter89]

Its back out. Not bad time for one man in the dark

[kyhunter89]

When I pulled the pump. evidently the clutches in the middle drum fell forward, tore it back down, reassembled, input/output shaft turn freely again. I figure I had just broke one of the metal rings on the backside of the pump but not so lucky. The kickdown cable problem is in the cable, took it back off and everything works right. Read somewhere its a common problem and to buy a cable from GM.

Took today off from the car and changed oil in the truck and played all day.

[SuperBuickGuy]

one less problem (okay maybe a couple less) until you drive it.... nice work

[Mater]

i bought a kick down cable form lokar after waisting 3 days trying to get the kick down to work on my 74 K10 that some one swapped in a 700r4 into

[kyhunter89]

I asked for a factory one from a 78 malibu with 5.7 (they had the option) to get the one I have now. It looks like the correct one. Its been raining couple days and supposed to tomorrow. I'd like to get all this right before I put it back in.

With the cable not hooked up, button never pressed, it only moves 1/4" or so. The last one would move a good 2" or more, I had pressed the button with the carb at WOT. The trans pulls the wire back in pretty hard with nothing hooked up to it.

[kyhunter89]

Transmission is back in. Driveshaft, cooler lines, shifter linkage done. Need to tighten the crossmember bolts.

The other day I pulled the first couple threads out of the head behind the alt. Tapped in and cut a longer piece of all thread and ran it up in there.