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The relief valve i was talking about is the little plate, spring, and plunger you install outside the valvebody. That's what can cause issues.
Do you have an ATSG manual? They have loads of info.
Do you have a PN for the sonnax self regulating valve? Thinking about changing mine out from the transgo piece before I put it in the truck. It's a 01 core IIRC
Filter was a wix 58608, which is what oreilly showed for the HD application
Fluid was full when I checked it. Maybe clutch material ("sediment") blocking passages? I used the multi-layer TransGo plate, but have seen reports of cross-bleeding between plates. Could that be a leak ATSG refers to? I'll get a pic of the boost valve assembly
With as much material as you had in the pan and the condition of those clutches i would make sure to get any and all fluid passages cleaned and blown out, to make sure nothing is restricting flow through passages.
I don't have a temp gauge on it. It'd be a good investment, but being an obs I don't think I can do a stock gm.
Def need to do a thorough cleaning on it, for fluid flow & so I don't contaminate the new stuff.
I've been looking at rebuild kits, & trying to make sense of some of the upgrades available. It's going to be a daily driver & work truck. Need to be able to tow, but I don't have a specific load at the moment. Are things like extra direct clutches or changing thrust washers for torrington bearings worthwhile? This is my first build so I don't want to overcomplicate things
I'd been looking at the Jakes Stage 2 kit. This comment from Vince made me wonder if I'd be better off with a more stock build:
With thinner steels you can not dissipate the heat as well however I have used forward steels in the direct and have done just fine. I know alto has various packs on the market that use really thin steels and I try to avoid using these. Clutch clearance is the issue when you start adding things to any drum and in most cases I use a TH400 piston to make all this happen for the direct clutch. Also the cushion plate will have to be eliminated in the drum to do this in most cases.*
04-02-2016, 01:32 PM
