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an improperly installed t/c will not let the engine mate up to the transmission.
there will be a gap of about .50 inch.. maddening as hell but common.
"I bolted it to the flex plate first, and then slid the transmission over it."
what does this mean?
u must bolt the flex plate to the crank, then the installed torque converter to flex plate with 6 maddeningly little bolts. with the torque converter seated in the transmission.
ignore for the moment the marks on the dipstick.
put enough fluid in to get the transmission to behave normally. then check it hot. you hot level is the critical level. torque converter drain back will often make the cold reading in accurate.
and honestly who should care what the cold level is . or why should u care.
when over full the following happens. the fluid will flood the rotating mass of gears and clutches, causing the fluid to aerate and foam. this of course wont go through the valve body too well and it causes excessive heat, which transmission shops love.
there will be a gap of about .50 inch.. maddening as hell but common.
"I bolted it to the flex plate first, and then slid the transmission over it."
what does this mean?
u must bolt the flex plate to the crank, then the installed torque converter to flex plate with 6 maddeningly little bolts. with the torque converter seated in the transmission.
ignore for the moment the marks on the dipstick.
put enough fluid in to get the transmission to behave normally. then check it hot. you hot level is the critical level. torque converter drain back will often make the cold reading in accurate.
and honestly who should care what the cold level is . or why should u care.
when over full the following happens. the fluid will flood the rotating mass of gears and clutches, causing the fluid to aerate and foam. this of course wont go through the valve body too well and it causes excessive heat, which transmission shops love.