Scheduled to arrive VERY SOON!

After I'm finished with that, I'll be shooting for break-in miles. Might not be too many b/c I gotta change the head gaskets on dad's '01 Yukon XL. Found seeping orange fluid under his XL this weekend. He dropped it off for the week, and says "handle it when you get time... before Saturday."

 

I live in the same city as PTC and worked where we rebuilt them for almost 16 years of my working life. When the lock up converter came out (350C and 200 metric) came out, frictions came off like who would have guessed. Didn't take long to figure out that 1 qt of fluid in the converter kept the clutch moist and stopped that. If the new converter comes in with fluid, let her eat the first time. IF it is dry, allow fluid to set in the converter for 48 hours prior to installation. There is still 3 converter shops in a 10 mile radius and only 1 place to get the clutch bonded. I have seen the inside of yank, ptc, acc, b&m, coan etc... unless they have changed in the last 10 years. The clutch is all the same, only the material has changed. Refurbished clutch.


As to the hub, run out (vibration) is the most likely cause. I can't see the other side of the hub but if the galding is all the way around, then the pump bushing is the culprit. Hub to big. If it is on one side, the hub is crooked (run out).

 

TCI 3000 streetfighter- Well, I did cut my best 60ft times on motor with it and it probably would have lasted forever if I wouldn't have gone the nitrous route. Soon after the nitrous, it went out and most likely took the first trans with it.

Fuddle Performance series converter 3600- Hated it. WAY too lose for any kind of street truck, kept trans temps boiling, Killed the trap speed on the truck, went out after a few track passes

Fuddle Highperformance/truck 3200- Love this converter. Drives great on the street, has taken the abuse of the 2 stage, definately my favorite so far.