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: Hello all,
:
: I am looking for a good "do it
: yourself" method to draining and
: flushing the 904 auto & torque converter
: in my '64 Valiant.
:
: I dropped the pan Sat., drained it, changed the
: filter and refilled it, but the fluid still
: has a lot of the old fluid mixed in. The car
: has 87k miles with what I perceive to be the
: original fluid, so I really want to get it
: all out.
:
: My shop manual shows an access plate and a
: drain plug on the torque converter, but the
: access plate is non-existent. I have to
: detach the engine to transmission bracket to
: get the plate off (with no guarantee of a
: drain plug on the other side). Don't know if
: I want to go that far. Is there another
: method?
:
: Thanks & regards,
: ToddC formerly known as Merganser1
:
: P.S. the Service Manual also says that the
: transmission should NEVER need servicing
: under "normal" driving conditions.
: Ya RIGHT!
Back in 1997, I had a '69 Charger R/T with a 440 and 727. When I got it, it had been sitting for a long time, so all oils got changed. When I went to drain the 727, I got 5 quarts of fluid out of the converter alone, after the pan had been emptied! I also loosened up the valve body and slid out the accumulator, because you can get a lot more fluid out if you do that. I ended up refilling the transmission with almost as much fluid as the books say is the capacity. 17 pints or something like that. 8-1/2 quarts.
Also, when I get a new mopar and am going over it, I always take off the sheet metal shield that covers the converter. If the particular car requires it, I'll cut out the piece that goes under the starter mount and reuse that part. But the converter stays open. I think the extra airflow might help the converter stay a few degrees cooler, and it's just easier to get at everything that way.
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