ISMELLRICE

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this weekend my cousin, buddy, and I went ahead and installed the new 3600 revmax torque converter. Everything went smoothly and drove nice on our first 2 mile test drive. Once we cleaned everything up I drove home, stopped at a gas station and noticed a nice puddle of motor oil dripping on the floor...drove home and checked again now it was all over the trans/engine/rear end...
i also installed a new rear main seal and the round seal where the flywheel bolts down to...
we didnt use any rtv silicone around the seals...is that needed?
Any advice or tricks you can think of would be greatly appreciated im anxious to drive this thing

01ssreda4

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Sounds like you have to redo it. RTV isn't needed for either seals if they are done correctly.

projectX

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ah man that sucks.. gotta love the unexpected

ISMELLRICE

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Hmmm I doubt its the oil press. Sender behind the intake...so no rtv on the bottom lip where the main seal meets the oil pan? Also the round seal had a plastic center does tgat come off?

ISMELLRICE

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also would the stall have a 500 mile break in period or less?

GT Griller

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Last time i seen something like this it was the oil pressure sending unit.

SS SLP2

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if it were my TC ( Yank instructions ) I would take it easy for about 250 miles, but I know some who stick them and go racing

Johnny

Cam72aro

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If you installed a rear main you probably distorted the lip on it that rides on the crank. Pull it off and look at it.

1989k1500

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That or put it in backwards. Its been a little while since I've done a rear main seal in an LS engine but IIRC you can install it backwards.

69TA

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damm man that really sucks

z99ls1

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If that's what you replaced and now there is an oil leak than you know what you gotta do.. Try to see why it leaked and do your best to install it right next time. Good luck!

z99ls1

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Im not sure about revmax, but I was told by Chris at Circle D to put mine in and give it hell! And I did. I made sure my fluid was all good and everything was working nice and than I did a 1/4 burnout lol. My converter is working very nice

c0ncEpT

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My builder told me the same thing. There inst really anything to break in per say in a converter. I guess the bearings could be heat cycled once or twice but thats it.

I checked the fluid, drove around the block, checked the fluid again, pulled out onto the main road and went WOT!

a-low

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Thats sucks i crossed my fingers when i did mine after hearing stories like this.
So you pulled just the seal not the rear cover? Made sure the seal wasnt installed
backwards? I added form a tad of for a gasket where the rear cover meets the oil
pan and on the od of the seal. I used a fel -pro seal and i accindently remove that
white plastic so i just put back on and bottomed out the seal onto the cover.
Make sure the crank area is clean i wiped mine with some gas.

Johnv

Pretty sure the plastic insert is just there to hold the lips of the seal inplace while the seal is being installed (a guide while you slip the seal onto crankshaft.)

Dave88z

Don't forget to put thread sealer on the flexplate bolts. The holes go all the way thru the crank and it can cause an oil leak.

ISMELLRICE

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Well me and turygls1 took out the trans and redid the seals and afded a bit of.rtv on the bottom edge that meets the oil pan...put everything back together and drove it back home..so far so good not one drip

elmarro

So now you ready to start the show!!!!
So you recommend Turygls1 as a pretty good mechanic ? I live near him I might need some help on some stuff ..inbox me his#### thanks.

ISMELLRICE

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Lol hes pretty decent and has his ups and downs but thats mostly his hair lol

elmarro

Lol..hey Bro so you can now change ur sig info!! 3600 + bellow..