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spitzerscott
Full Member
Posts: 116
Your Best Time: 5.73@118.80
Your Engine: 336 Small Block Chevy
Your Track: Osceola IN, Top Eliminator runs 1/8 mile
Your Vehicle: Spitzer225 RED, Alcohol SBC
General Location: Northern Indiana
PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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August 05, 2018, 09:56:10 AM »
I have a TCI powerglide, I see a 1/8NPT port right in front servo cover angled downward. Is this where I hook up my gauge to check pump pressure? How much fluid will I lose when I remove the plug?
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bikeguy307
Full Member
Posts: 241
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #1 on:
August 05, 2018, 02:30:03 PM »
That is the high clutch port, you will a small amount of fluid, not enough to worry about. It will only have pressure when in high gear.
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spitzerscott
Full Member
Posts: 116
Your Best Time: 5.73@118.80
Your Engine: 336 Small Block Chevy
Your Track: Osceola IN, Top Eliminator runs 1/8 mile
Your Vehicle: Spitzer225 RED, Alcohol SBC
General Location: Northern Indiana
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #2 on:
August 09, 2018, 04:31:35 PM »
So where do I hook my gauge to check pump pressure? Do I need to remove trans-shield?
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gregm784
Sr. Member
Posts: 384
Your Engine: 365" GenIV SBC
Your Track: Famoso Raceway
Your Vehicle: 1997 Stirling 200" FED
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #3 on:
August 10, 2018, 10:04:08 AM »
Servo cover for low gear
At tail housing seam for reverse
What case? Stock? Reid? ATI?
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Greg
El Dorado County, CA
www.meansracing.com
gregm784
Sr. Member
Posts: 384
Your Engine: 365" GenIV SBC
Your Track: Famoso Raceway
Your Vehicle: 1997 Stirling 200" FED
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #4 on:
August 10, 2018, 10:18:25 AM »
1 is the reverse port - will have pressure in reverse gear
2 is the "low" port - will have pressure in low gear
Note: not all stock cases have the reverse port tapped & capped.
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Greg
El Dorado County, CA
www.meansracing.com
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER
Sr. Member
Posts: 360
Your Best Time: 8.28@168 door; 9.00@147 6-cyl alt; 8.53@160 RED
Your Engine: 300 Ford six NA w/ crossflow and prod. heads
Your Track: Milan, Thompson
Your Vehicle: (3) Advanced Chassis altered , The Last Logghe altered, '30 RPU
General Location: North Coast
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #5 on:
August 12, 2018, 07:51:54 PM »
What is that square block in front of the pan? weight?
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opa1
Full Member
Posts: 155
Your Best Time: 5:60 1/8
Your Engine: 355 Chevy Methanol Injected
Your Track: Alamo City Motorplex
Your Vehicle: 71 Ed Mabry Jr. Fuel
General Location: South Coast
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #6 on:
August 12, 2018, 08:05:51 PM »
Fluid catch can.
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JrFuel Hayden
Hero Member
Posts: 600
Your Best Time: 6.02, 236 mph, 1/4 in 1973 Div 3 TF Champ
Your Engine: SBC, Alky, 403 ci, Best 6.99 @ 190 & 409 Hemi
Your Track: Bakersfield
Your Vehicle: 225" FED NHRA Heritage Jr Fuel
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #7 on:
August 12, 2018, 08:14:26 PM »
Looks like a puke tank/ overflow tank to me.
This is what we have used for our trans puke/overflow for the last 15 years, it's light weight, clear so we can see if we have an issue, and tech OK'd it.
Jon
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Jon C. Hansen
Hayden Wheels
gregm784
Sr. Member
Posts: 384
Your Engine: 365" GenIV SBC
Your Track: Famoso Raceway
Your Vehicle: 1997 Stirling 200" FED
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #8 on:
August 14, 2018, 09:07:23 AM »
ATI puke can for trans. Works nice. simple & self contained. I keep threatening to plumb into bottom frame rail, but never have.
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Greg
El Dorado County, CA
www.meansracing.com
spitzerscott
Full Member
Posts: 116
Your Best Time: 5.73@118.80
Your Engine: 336 Small Block Chevy
Your Track: Osceola IN, Top Eliminator runs 1/8 mile
Your Vehicle: Spitzer225 RED, Alcohol SBC
General Location: Northern Indiana
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #9 on:
August 20, 2018, 05:20:17 PM »
We checked pressure yesterday, it only has 125 psi. @ 3000 RPM. So we will play at test and tunes a few times then pull it out. Thanks guys
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spitzerscott
Full Member
Posts: 116
Your Best Time: 5.73@118.80
Your Engine: 336 Small Block Chevy
Your Track: Osceola IN, Top Eliminator runs 1/8 mile
Your Vehicle: Spitzer225 RED, Alcohol SBC
General Location: Northern Indiana
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #10 on:
August 21, 2018, 03:09:26 PM »
If I were to buy a good handbook/manual on a powerglide, what would you guys suggest? Tell my what you have, there are a bunch of them out there.
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opa1
Full Member
Posts: 155
Your Best Time: 5:60 1/8
Your Engine: 355 Chevy Methanol Injected
Your Track: Alamo City Motorplex
Your Vehicle: 71 Ed Mabry Jr. Fuel
General Location: South Coast
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #11 on:
August 21, 2018, 08:58:39 PM »
I build powerglides for a bunch of my racing friends. This manual is a good primer on what to do. If you follow the info you will have a nice working trans. Stock PG pumps are mostly worn out. Do yourself a favor and buy a aftermarket pump. Make sure your clutch packs are set up right if you are running a transbrake.
https://www.amazon.com/Powerglide-Transmission-Handbook-Chevrolets-Applications/dp/1557883556/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1534909814&sr=8-12&keywords=how+to+rebuild+manual+transmission
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noslin
Sr. Member
Posts: 259
Your Best Time: 0.00
Your Engine: none
Your Track: none
Your Vehicle: none
General Location: west coast
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #12 on:
September 24, 2018, 08:56:40 PM »
question concerning trans pressure. i know nothing about PG's (really anything other then a vw trans
). so, for pressure, do you only care about low gear? is pressure a concern for shift or does it have something to do with lockup or ? what does a reduction in psi mean?
so for psi sensor, install in item #2 in the above pic? 0-300 psi ok?
ty
dean
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dusterdave173
Hero Member
Posts: 638
Your Best Time: 5.38in 1/8th
Your Engine: 355 CI SBC
Your Track: Mooresville, NC
Your Vehicle: CenPen 200 inch FED
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #13 on:
September 25, 2018, 04:35:35 AM »
Jon do you have a bell crank on that shifter set up?
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wideopen231
Hero Member
Posts: 1911
Your Best Time: 1/8 3.70@ 198 1/4 5.78@245
Your Engine: Hemi 526 ci alcohol
Your Track: Piedmont
Your Vehicle: 225 CMC FED
General Location: NORTH CAROLINA
Re: PUMP PRESSURE CHECK
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Reply #14 on:
September 25, 2018, 04:06:04 PM »
Carl Monroe's book non better. Ithink its call powerglide hand book,google his name probably show up.
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