Second Hughes Converter desroyed??!
Hi all,
I really have bad luck with my 904 trans behind my 408cui stroker.
A few years ago, because of reasons I still dont know, my Highes 2500stall converter got desroyed while driving, the internals must have rubbed against each other and the whole transmission was ruined. It also destoyed my thrust bearing as somehow the converter must have put pressure on the crank.
I ended up buyning a complete new stroker kit, had the engine and trans rebuild, summit/hughes replaced the converter but obviously said the warranty of the converter wont cover the trans or engine.
Due to other reasons aswell of the car i didnt drive it that much in the last years, last summer i had the car street ready and drove it for about 3 months without issues.
This year after winter on the second time driving i noticed really bad sound coming from the transmission in 1st gear and in reverse was worst, in neutral was ok.
Pulled the trans pan and again all full with metal pieces, when i turn the converter over i hear metal pieces falling around inside.
What can the issue be for that?? My trans builder is clueless too.
I have a stock converter around which was behind my 318, i think im gonna clean the valve body, flush the trans and put it back together, as the atf is not smelling burnt this time, just worried it will destoy the stock converter too.
Thanks for your help
Hi all,
I really have bad luck with my 904 trans behind my 408cui stroker.
A few years ago, because of reasons I still dont know, my Highes 2500stall converter got desroyed while driving, the internals must have rubbed against each other and the whole transmission was ruined. It also destoyed my thrust bearing as somehow the converter must have put pressure on the crank.
I ended up buyning a complete new stroker kit, had the engine and trans rebuild, summit/hughes replaced the converter but obviously said the warranty of the converter wont cover the trans or engine.
Due to other reasons aswell of the car i didnt drive it that much in the last years, last summer i had the car street ready and drove it for about 3 months without issues.
This year after winter on the second time driving i noticed really bad sound coming from the transmission in 1st gear and in reverse was worst, in neutral was ok.
Pulled the trans pan and again all full with metal pieces, when i turn the converter over i hear metal pieces falling around inside.
What can the issue be for that?? My trans builder is clueless too.
I have a stock converter around which was behind my 318, i think im gonna clean the valve body, flush the trans and put it back together, as the atf is not smelling burnt this time, just worried it will destoy the stock converter too.
Thanks for your help
