RCSB LQ4/80E swap... Take two
04-30-2016, 07:08 AM
#14
Pulled it on the lift yesterday afternoon at my folks. Was going to do some maintenance today. My recently rebuilt 4L60E loses reverse... F it! Not spending another dime on it. Heading over now to rip out the engine and transmission. Deconstruction pictures to follow. The six liter and 80E are about 99% ready to go in.
04-30-2016, 12:17 PM
#16
And today it had reverse... I figured that I would try it for ***** and giggles. I pulled the transmission out in about an hour and fifteen minutes. Fluid isn't brown or black, but smells slightly burnt. The trans temp was around 200* on the gauge yesterday when it wouldn't move in reverse. Converter wasn't locking either.
I am going to get a remanned converter and stick it in my dad's Sierra. The sunshell broke in his truck last Sunday. I'll see what it does. If it's not 100% right, it's going back to the shop that rebuilt it. I don't want anything more to do with it.
Going to do the last few things on my six liter tomorrow. I started prepping to pull the 4.8 next weekend.
I am going to get a remanned converter and stick it in my dad's Sierra. The sunshell broke in his truck last Sunday. I'll see what it does. If it's not 100% right, it's going back to the shop that rebuilt it. I don't want anything more to do with it.
Going to do the last few things on my six liter tomorrow. I started prepping to pull the 4.8 next weekend.
04-30-2016, 02:50 PM
#18
My dad needs his truck, trying to help him out in the process. His transmission breaking was an unpleasant surprise. The same shop rebuilt his transmission about 20K miles ago. I plan on placing his transmission in the bed of his truck so they have both at the same time. I feel that a rebuild in a stock truck should last way longer than 20K miles.
I really need to buy some tools and a DVD/manual - so I can start rebuilding my own. I really don't trust anyone anymore. I hope my 80E doesn't give me trouble any time soon. The prices I've seen to rebuild one of those is obscene.
I really need to buy some tools and a DVD/manual - so I can start rebuilding my own. I really don't trust anyone anymore. I hope my 80E doesn't give me trouble any time soon. The prices I've seen to rebuild one of those is obscene.
05-04-2016, 07:47 AM
#20
Trying to figure out what to do for a fuel pump...
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