Converter offset to full seat
11-05-2007, 11:06 AM
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I never measured mine but I know that to mount it to the flex plate I pulled it out about 1/8" when the motor and trans were bolted together.
Sorry I couldn't be more help.
Sorry I couldn't be more help.
11-06-2007, 08:49 PM
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Don't know the exact measurement, but measure from the back of the block (where trans mates) to the face of the flexplate (where converter bolts up). That should be a little more than your measurement that you came up with. The measurement that you came up with will vary a bit depending on the converter. Some are a little thicker than others.
11-06-2007, 08:51 PM
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Another good way to check if the converter is seating all the way in the trans, is to take a dab of grease and put in one of the two notches on the converter snout (assuming this is a pg/350/400 converter), and see if the grease is compressing when you install it into the trans. Those two notches is where it engages the pump.
11-07-2007, 09:49 AM
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I was always taught 3/16" gap between plate & converter.
That's why we weld on spacers when adding mid plate.
If you still have too big of a gap, I use grade 8 washers.
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I was always taught 3/16" gap between plate & converter.
That's why we weld on spacers when adding mid plate.
If you still have too big of a gap, I use grade 8 washers.
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