Torque Converter Install - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

blukangoo · 06-08-2007, 02:45 AM

I´m getting ready to put my engine and tranny back in and I´m sure I can get it back in but I´m stuck with one question.

Do I have to prime the torque converter before I install it?

Thanks!

brak · 06-08-2007, 03:09 AM

did you remove the converter from the tranny?

If not you should be fine.

blukangoo · 06-08-2007, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brak

did you remove the converter from the tranny?

If not you should be fine.

Yes I did. It´s sitting next to the tranny.

brak · 06-08-2007, 04:08 AM

make sure it has enough fluid, since it probably lost some when removing it, and put it back on, making sure it seats completely, and that's it.

If you replaced the fluid in the tranny, it's a good idea to replace the fluid in the converter as well.

blukangoo · 06-08-2007, 04:36 AM

Thanks for the help Brak!

I drained everything already.
I just wasn´t sure if I needed to fill it halfway or leave it dry.

I guess the first time I start it I will know if I did everything right.

paaw · 06-08-2007, 09:01 AM

you need to at least have 2qts of fluid in it before you install it and at least 3 in the trans

JHART · 06-08-2007, 04:11 PM

Well when i installed my new tranny i put 1 quart in the converter. The tranny was bone dry and took a total of 10 quarts. Yes i said 10.

blukangoo · 06-08-2007, 09:01 PM

Thanks for the tips and info´s!

I got the Engine and tranny put back in today and put just about a liter in the torque converter til it started running out. I will put the rest in when I get the drive shaft cleaned and installed.

10 Quarts!? I bought 10 just to be on the safe side.

streetstar · 06-09-2007, 10:50 PM

Very cool "C-10 diary"

I really need some buddies like that to go in on a shop with me --- that would be a lot of fun

blukangoo · 06-10-2007, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by streetstar

Very cool "C-10 diary"

I really need some buddies like that to go in on a shop with me --- that would be a lot of fun

Thanks! I try to keep the diary updated as much as possible. Mostly for my parents in Oregon.

I´ts nice to have some help every once in a while from your buddies.
Most of the time I am by myself.

GREASEMONKEY72 · 06-10-2007, 01:37 AM

always put fluid in the TC before you install it

how bout some pics of it all installed?

sodak69c10 · 06-10-2007, 02:31 AM

yup a th350 will tak just under 11 qts from bone dry the tranny shop i bought my tranny from said ididn't have to fill the TC but to put 5 qts in before start then put 6 qts more in asap as soon as it starts , i still haven't gotit started yet thought i haven't had time to finish it and this was 4 months ago

blukangoo · 06-10-2007, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sodak69c10

yup a th350 will take just under 11 qts

I have a TH375/400 and I guess I will see later what it needs. Right now I have been reading 9.7 Quarts.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GREASEMONKEY72

always put fluid in the TC before you install it

how bout some pics of it all installed?

OK. Why not?

06-08-2007, 02:45 AM	#1
blukangoo Neighborhood Pickle Slinger Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cadolzburg, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 2,224	Torque Converter Install I´m getting ready to put my engine and tranny back in and I´m sure I can get it back in but I´m stuck with one question. Do I have to prime the torque converter before I install it? Thanks! Attached Images __________________ -------------------------------------------------- My C10 Diary Our cars: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle 396 - TH350 1968 Chevrolet C10/CST 327 TH400/375 1969 Corvette Stingray 350 - Muncie Manual Trans 1969 Chevrolet ElCamino 350 - TH400 1970 Cutlass Supreme Convertible - 350 Rocket - TH350 1973 Camaro LT - New Engine Done - TH350 1973 Corvette Convertible 454 - TH400

06-08-2007, 03:09 AM	#2
brak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 1,381	Re: Torque Converter Install did you remove the converter from the tranny? If not you should be fine. __________________ 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 1995 Nissan Hardbody 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo DC2 (SW/AW) Clyde W. Harvey USN "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" Winston Churchill

06-08-2007, 04:08 AM	#4
brak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 1,381	Re: Torque Converter Install make sure it has enough fluid, since it probably lost some when removing it, and put it back on, making sure it seats completely, and that's it. If you replaced the fluid in the tranny, it's a good idea to replace the fluid in the converter as well. __________________ 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 1995 Nissan Hardbody 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo DC2 (SW/AW) Clyde W. Harvey USN "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" Winston Churchill

06-08-2007, 04:36 AM	#5
blukangoo Neighborhood Pickle Slinger Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cadolzburg, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 2,224	Re: Torque Converter Install Thanks for the help Brak! I drained everything already. I just wasn´t sure if I needed to fill it halfway or leave it dry. I guess the first time I start it I will know if I did everything right. __________________ -------------------------------------------------- My C10 Diary Our cars: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle 396 - TH350 1968 Chevrolet C10/CST 327 TH400/375 1969 Corvette Stingray 350 - Muncie Manual Trans 1969 Chevrolet ElCamino 350 - TH400 1970 Cutlass Supreme Convertible - 350 Rocket - TH350 1973 Camaro LT - New Engine Done - TH350 1973 Corvette Convertible 454 - TH400

06-08-2007, 09:01 AM	#6
paaw Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: nashville Posts: 217	Re: Torque Converter Install you need to at least have 2qts of fluid in it before you install it and at least 3 in the trans __________________ 1997 pontiac grand prix gt (daily driver) for now; 2004 dodge ram quad cab (wife's truck) 4.7; 2000 pontiac booneville (wife daily driver) 1972 chevy cheyenne 350 bored 40 over 700r trans 373 gears ( posi) soon to be daily driver; 2002 gsxr750 sold

06-08-2007, 04:11 PM	#7
JHART 1972 Shorty Owner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Stationed in Cali , born and raised in PHX Arizona. Posts: 796	Re: Torque Converter Install Well when i installed my new tranny i put 1 quart in the converter. The tranny was bone dry and took a total of 10 quarts. Yes i said 10. __________________ 1972 Chevy Shorty C-10- Project In Work http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...ATT1721941.jpg- New Project

06-08-2007, 09:01 PM	#8
blukangoo Neighborhood Pickle Slinger Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cadolzburg, Bavaria, Germany Posts: 2,224	Re: Torque Converter Install Thanks for the tips and info´s! I got the Engine and tranny put back in today and put just about a liter in the torque converter til it started running out. I will put the rest in when I get the drive shaft cleaned and installed. 10 Quarts!? I bought 10 just to be on the safe side. __________________ -------------------------------------------------- My C10 Diary Our cars: 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle 396 - TH350 1968 Chevrolet C10/CST 327 TH400/375 1969 Corvette Stingray 350 - Muncie Manual Trans 1969 Chevrolet ElCamino 350 - TH400 1970 Cutlass Supreme Convertible - 350 Rocket - TH350 1973 Camaro LT - New Engine Done - TH350 1973 Corvette Convertible 454 - TH400

06-09-2007, 10:50 PM	#9
streetstar Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 2,396	Re: Torque Converter Install Very cool "C-10 diary" I really need some buddies like that to go in on a shop with me --- that would be a lot of fun

06-10-2007, 01:37 AM	#11
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: Torque Converter Install always put fluid in the TC before you install it how bout some pics of it all installed? __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

06-10-2007, 02:31 AM	#12
sodak69c10 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Rapid City, South Dakota Posts: 285	Re: Torque Converter Install yup a th350 will tak just under 11 qts from bone dry the tranny shop i bought my tranny from said ididn't have to fill the TC but to put 5 qts in before start then put 6 qts more in asap as soon as it starts , i still haven't gotit started yet thought i haven't had time to finish it and this was 4 months ago __________________ ,Clint LOUD PIPES SAVE LIVES 69 C-10 short stepside 406 sbc, 02 YAMAHA WR250F, 07 SUZUKI SV650S, 81 Grand Prix 355 sbc, 81 XT 500 YAMAHA

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