Author Topic: Excess pressure in trans while in park and idling maybe  (Read 3425 times)

Offline wideopen231

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1911
    • View Profile
  • 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
Excess pressure in trans while in park and idling maybe
« on: May 26, 2018, 01:55:50 PM »
SO fired off FED  today and only one real issue.It blows coupling out of trans(no driveshaft) while at idle and in park. I know the guy who built it screwed up something.Anyone with idea what I did or didn't do. Maybe I am wrong and there is more pressure pushing against coupler then I think. Would seem should be almost zero.
« Last Edit: May 26, 2018, 05:49:39 PM by wideopen231 »
Relecting obama is like shooting right foot because it did not hurt enough when you shot left foot

Offline 32bantam

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 116
    • View Profile
    • SS3 Race Team
  • Your Best Time: 6.87 at BG 2013 aiming for 7.0
  • Your Track: Empire Dragway, NY
  • Your Vehicle: 32 Bantam altered
Re: Excess pressure in trans while in park and idling maybe
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2018, 05:40:17 AM »
Vent plugged ?????
Steve Walczak

Offline wideopen231

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1911
    • View Profile
  • 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: Excess pressure in trans while in park and idling maybe
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2018, 08:34:13 AM »
nope dumb butt builder didn't install a gasket btween shorty cover and housing.I would fire me.but nobody else work that cheap.
Relecting obama is like shooting right foot because it did not hurt enough when you shot left foot

Offline bikeguy307

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 241
    • View Profile
Re: Excess pressure in trans while in park and idling maybe
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2018, 07:41:48 PM »
Glad you found the issue, you build them long you are bound make a mistake.

Offline wideopen231

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1911
    • View Profile
  • 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: Excess pressure in trans while in park and idling maybe
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2018, 06:07:33 AM »
Go almost 30 years between PG builds and you will make a mistake. Last car I had a glide in personally was 1989.Not the same as Lenco.LOL
Relecting obama is like shooting right foot because it did not hurt enough when you shot left foot

Offline wideopen231

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1911
    • View Profile
  • 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: Excess pressure in trans while in park and idling maybe
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2018, 04:29:16 PM »
Thought was gasket. But checking depth in case vs. covers step seems cover is already +.010. Will not seat if gasket is installed,guess machined so as not to need?. Was told by another trans guy he has seem plenty yokes pushed out on dyno and probably nothing to worry about.  Hard not to get nervous when its parts you have most money in on whole build.Motors don't count since they where sitting here anyway. Ask my wife she has been told that enough.LOL
Relecting obama is like shooting right foot because it did not hurt enough when you shot left foot