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05-08-2011, 12:32 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Southern Kalifornia
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water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
Well today I filled up the trans after getting the engine in and running. I went for a 'test' drive and made it about 100 yards before the trans went out. I got it home,checked the fluid and it was a strawberry shake!
 So I dropped the pan and it appears that it has had water in it for a LONG time. there was all kinds of rust and chunks of metal in the pan. So now I am on the fence as to rebuild the TH350 or swap in a 4spd....any advice? Thanks
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05-08-2011, 12:35 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Sonora California
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
Build the TH350, and get a new radiator. Then enjoy the truck without all the work to swap it over.
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05-08-2011, 12:43 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: scranton s.c
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
yes get another rad, or an external trans cooler. nothing wrong with rebuilding 350 trans.
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05-08-2011, 12:02 PM
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
Only time I want a manual transmission is on a 1 ton or higher work truck. Build the 350 and move on with it.
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05-08-2011, 12:18 PM
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
rebuild the th350 or even better find a th700r4!...forget about the standard.
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05-08-2011, 01:27 PM
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
I say go with the 4spd, bangin gears is great! I love my 5spd.
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05-08-2011, 02:25 PM
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
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05-08-2011, 03:49 PM
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Garage wrench
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: LaCrosse, WI
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
rebuild the 350. Should be cheaper and easier.
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05-08-2011, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: los angeles
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
4spd or 5spd...or 6 spd...manuals are more fun
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05-08-2011, 07:56 PM
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Robert Olson Transport
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: recent transplant to NC USA
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
ill agree that manuals are more fun and better, as long as you dont have to drive in city stop and go traffic.. otherwise id say build back the th350.... i can get them done complete at a local trans shop for about $500..and im told thats the high end
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05-08-2011, 10:00 PM
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Location: Southern Kalifornia
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
Hey Thanks guys. I am gonna pull the trans out this week and take it to a guy that has done a few for me before. They usually run around $450 w/shift kit and new converter w/warranty. It just really sicks cause I have been waiting so long to get this thing on the road.
 
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05-14-2011, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Southern Kalifornia
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
Well, I just got off the phone with my transmission builder, he convinced me to go with a 700r4. He is going to put in the hardened shafts and sun shell,non-lock up converter so I have a 4spd automatic and a shift kit for $950 w/ warranty! He told me to get the 92-93 trans. And since I have the 9" tail on my TH350,it'll be a direct swap(just have to move the x-member back).
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05-14-2011, 04:14 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Lafayette, IN
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Re: water in the trans....NOT GOOD.
Sweet! You will like having the overdrive behind that 350 when you are on the road.
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