Re: Speaking of 727 Torque Converters

["Owen" <renarac@domain.elided>]

That thing was REALLY "Blown". Told you so!

About 3 tablespoons of shavings came out of the bottom of the oil pan before
I stopped counting.

-----Original Message-----
From: John A. Landry <jlandry@domain.elided>
To: ihc@domain.elided <ihc@domain.elided>
Date: Saturday, December 12, 1998 9:43 PM
Subject: Speaking of 727 Torque Converters


>Reapers,
>
>Today I pulled a torque converter off a 1976 V345A which was mated to a
TF727.
>This particular 727 was "blown" to quote Owen Minor who sold me the truck
it
>came out of.  After draining the black sludge from the TC, I unbolted it
from
>the flex plate and noticed a some sort of serious problem with it... this
>thing rattles like it's got a bunch of broken fins inside.  I've never
heard
>this from a TC before.  So it's toast.  I don't know if the TC failed
causing
>the transmission to quit... or something failed in the transmission which
>ruined the TC.  Someday I'll tear the transmission apart to find out.
>
>Anyone need a blown TC for a door stop?
>
>Regards,
>
>John
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