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When installing, you put it on and turn it until it clicks and seats further. It should spin freely when installed before bolting to engine. Some comments from someone else who can say it better than me: "the converter should be engaged in properly AND the converter NEEDS to have 4 quarts in it on start up ..if not there is a good chance you baked the bushings/bearings in it. In the trans. shop we always put 4 qts. in the converter and 4 in the trans. before start up then as soon as possible add enough to full mark on dipstick, run for 20 minutes while shifting through all gears while sitting still to get all air out of valves and check again ..."

4 quarts in the converter before installing may be a bit much. You could put 1/2 that prob. and be ok. It just shouldn't be dry.