i have a 81 scottsdale and i just put a new 350 in it and i also changed the torque converter about month ago.its a t350..but for the past week...its been dripping on the flywheel cover,the trans. lines are alittle wet,frames alittle wet and the trans. pan is wet on the bottom and also the bolts...i took the flywheel cover bolts out and there was only 2 cause thats wi put in when i put it on and they had transmisson fluid on them...i'm thinkin its the torque converter or the seal on the tranny.....any other advice?

 

oo and its a constant drip..bout 1 ft. over night

 

hmmmm might be pan and blowing around . . I know mine leaks from a corner of the pan cuz it's bent a little. . .but when you replaced the converter did you replace the front pump seal? . . . but that should only leak while running

 

yeah i replaced the front pump seal..did the bottom of the pan have tran oil all over it but not leaking??

 

man I had/have tranny fluid everywhere. . sikde of the tranny thought was leaking out the dipstick or tranny line . . . trans pan, bolts . . .everything (don't have a dust cover on mine though

right now leaking out the tail shaft where it's busted completely in half . . lol got a th400 now to go in it but gotta get threw this week of college before I can get to it

 

damn..lol..i was think of putting a t400 but i decided not to

 

shoot iy down with some breakclean and wipe it all clean let it sit over night then check in the morning and that'll give you a little better idea of were its leakin.

 

yeah i think i found the problem..i saw white bubble on the tranny and i figured it was water in the tranny so i'll drain the tranny and i see what happens

 

T350 TRANS HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE BEARING IN THE PUMP. THE BEARING IS DIRECTLY BEHING THE SEAL AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER RIDES ON IT. IF IT GOT PUSHED FORWARD UP AGAINT THE SEAL IT WILL CAUSE FLUID TO PUSH PAST THE SEAL EVEN THOUGH THE SEAL ISN'T BAD. THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE SEAL AND BEARING WITH A HOLE ON THE BOTTOM FOR THE FLUID TO RUN BACK IN THE TRANS. THE LEAK WILL BE WORSE DEPENDING ON HOW CLOSE THE BEARING IS TO THE SEAL. IF ITS ALL THE WAY FORWARD IT WILL PUMP ALL THE FLUID OUT.

 

thanx for the advice