1960 f100 with 292 yblock which auto trans to use?

[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by all american boy

'56
how about giving a signal when you have:
1 trans off engine.
2 torque converter removed from flex plate
3 flexplate removed from engine.

LAST time I'm going to say it. Unbolt torque converter from flex plate and remove as unit, Torque converter, bell housing and transmission. THEN remove torque converter from trans. Otherwise you have the possibility of damaging the front pump, stater, and/or torque converter hub.

Do not pull the transmission with the converter still attached to the flex plate.

[56 ford custom]

Originally Posted by Y-Blockhead

LAST time I'm going to say it. Unbolt torque converter from flex plate and remove as unit, Torque converter, bell housing and transmission. THEN remove torque converter from trans. Otherwise you have the possibility of damaging the front pump, stater, and/or torque converter hub.

Do not pull the transmission with the converter still attached to the flex plate.

Thats what I was going to do.

[56 ford custom]

Originally Posted by Y-Blockhead

LAST time I'm going to say it. Unbolt torque converter from flex plate and remove as unit, Torque converter, bell housing and transmission. THEN remove torque converter from trans. Otherwise you have the possibility of damaging the front pump, stater, and/or torque converter hub.

Do not pull the transmission with the converter still attached to the flex plate.

Thats what I was going to do.

[Y-Blockhead]

That is not the sequence American Boy outlined for you. I was afraid you would follow his sequence and mess up the pump.

Sorry if I came on a little strong.

[rick55]

When I removed the auto from my 55, I had no choice with pulling the trans. The engine was seized solid. A 25,000 mile engine left outside for 48 years with exhaust manifold off and blown head gasket. Completely stuffed a good engine.
I left the torque converter bolted to the flywheel and pulled the box straight back. I wasn't worried about the seal as I wanted to replace the front and rear seal and torque converter "O" ring. I got it apart with no damage, but I was very careful pulling the box.
I was always told that if the torque converter is removed from the trans the seal should be replaced.
Regards

[all american boy]

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'56
ok. i'll eat dirt on that one.

1 take off inspection cover
that's half round piece of tin on front lower half of bellhousing

2 rotate engine spark plugs out
take off 4 flexplate to converter nuts

3 take off bellhousing to engine bolts

4 pull trans back

5 keep pushing converter back onto transmission shaft
while getting trans off engine.

6 when trans is off THEN pull converter straight off

bob

i just don't want anybody that remembers me driving my
54 Ford Crestliner to Redondo High thinking i've slipped a little
and do things like getting my classic car painted at Earl Sheib's

[Y-Blockhead]

Originally Posted by all american boy

i just don't want anybody that remembers me driving my
54 Ford Crestliner to Redondo High thinking i've slipped a little
and do things like getting my classic car painted at Earl Sheib's

You went to Redondo High?

[all american boy]

redondo ( y blockhead ) ok to pm you over weekend w/fond memories

'56 custom should do this:

1 put in later radiator w/transmission cooler in bottom tank.

2 put original cooler parts in his garage and give them to

new owner if he sells truck.

reasons why:

1 i don't think his replacement 292 has truck water lines

for transmission cooler on it.

2 my brass fittings at block for truck trans cooler just fell apart

when i went to remove water lines.

3 whole truck trans cooler setup will be always in the way

when working on almost anything later.

bob

[56 ford custom]

Well I split the motor and trans tonight. I took off the coolant lines from old motor and they are in great condition. The actually cooler on the trans needs some good cleaning. Other then that. I will be using the original setup. Should hold up descent.

[all american boy]

'56
ok.
well my modernize it approach
is just the way i do things.
if you want to keep it that original
go ahead.
sounds like things are going smoothly now.

bob

[56 ford custom]

Here are the pics of last nights accomplishments:





How do you go bout cleaning out inside of the cooler inlet and outlets? Looks to have a bit of sludge inside.

[all american boy]

john

1 use pad and pencil to make reassembly notes

2 check for 1 or 2 converter drain plugs

3 MAKE SURE DRAIN PLUG OR PLUGS LINE UP
WITH 2 ROUND ACCESS HOLES IN FLEX PLATE!

cover your little radiator next

bob

[all american boy]

john

1 that little radiator should go to
old fashioned radiator shop to be tanked.

that's about all there is to that.

bob

[all american boy]

john

how bob would tackle this:

1 on new motor

get water line fittings OUT first

plug them! should have NO EFFECT on block circulation.

2 get trans cooler fittings OUT.

put two nice brass barbs in line in and line out

put the rubber hose on between them.

CONTINUE REASSEMBLING TRUCK AND

FOOL WITH COOLER LATER.

bob

[56 ford custom]

Ok so just take it off of the trans and take it in along with my radiator and have them both gone through? Also the other big soft line coming off of it does it go to the water pump?

[all american boy]

john

1 getting fittings out NOW is something you
want to do anyhow.

2 you want them to be SERVICEABLE in future.

3 whether you go original or update is something else.

4 i would whip those fittings into shape NOW.

bob

[all american boy]

john

YES.

radiator & cooler. OFF TO THE RADIATOR SHOP.

what big soft line?

how about a pic?

bob

[56 ford custom]

The brass fittings that were on the block of the motor? Those came right off! Very easily. If you look at the last pic of the cooler on the trans. There are an inlet and out. The one with the hose off goes to the bellhousing where there is a "t" fitting that splits it to both sides of the block. Then the cooler that has the hose still on it thats the hose that is very long.

[all american boy]

john
the young bull and the old bull look down and
see a bunch of cows.
the young bull says 'lets RUN down there and
MEET a cow.'

the old bull says
'let's walk down there and MEET them all!'

this old bull is telling you.

1 just put it back together the bob way.

2 get an online manual for $20 and

steadily 'restore' odd ball cooling system that
was only used a couple of years and was never
heard from again.

bob

[all american boy]

john

got it!

truck trans cooler
water lines not fluid lines

1 one you took off goes to:

steel line Y

2 one still on cooler is mystery

solution:

i will send you pic of my intake

i 'believe' it connected up there.

bob