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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #600 on: January 07 2019, 06:02:15 PM »
Talked to Lane @ PTC this morning - he thinks it's going to be to loose, and wants to put a 15 or 16 blade in it.

Pack it up and fire it off.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #601 on: January 08 2019, 05:49:46 PM »
I wish I had not posted that. No matter how carefully worded, I never fail to side track someone's thread.
Yes, I have been to Drag Week events 2 of the last 3 yrs. I was at the US Nationals last yr. In all possible weeks of '018, I had 3 free weekends away from local tracks. I go for free. Not sure what that proves.
I apologize for the hijack. I am out.

I'm not sure how the op feels,but if you need a place to post look for my threads
No way to side track mine.

And I do like the torque converter talk. Great to unravel the mystery.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #602 on: January 17 2019, 05:03:00 PM »
Converter went out today!
Years ago I bought some vss stuff for the th400/3l80 - hopefully I can find it.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #603 on: January 17 2019, 05:19:01 PM »
Converter went out today!

If that is a custom built converter (read expensive), my advice would be to touch base with the supplier.

One of the guy's I help lost a diode in a custom that had a previous free re-stall. It was repaired for the shipping and the cost of just the part. It had just under 500 1/8 passes and 3 yrs on it.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #604 on: January 28 2019, 03:24:31 PM »
Talked to Lane @ptc today, everything looked good - they are swapping the stator and shipping it back.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #605 on: January 28 2019, 09:58:39 PM »
Good deal man!
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #606 on: February 01 2019, 01:30:44 PM »
Converter is back, now if the kids go back to school I might be able to get something done.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #607 on: February 01 2019, 04:22:47 PM »
LOL...teach them to be helpers!
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #608 on: February 01 2019, 07:35:49 PM »
Dunno, how many times have I sent the kids off for a wrench/hammer/tool describing exactly where it is -just to have them come back empty handed.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #609 on: February 01 2019, 08:02:05 PM »
My oldest would either complain, or tell me what I’m doing wrong, my youngest would be happy to just play with the tools.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #610 on: February 01 2019, 09:27:50 PM »
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #611 on: February 02 2019, 06:22:24 AM »
Dunno, how many times have I sent the kids off for a wrench/hammer/tool describing exactly where it is -just to have them come back empty handed.

Shades of the Buick Xmas breakfast crew.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #612 on: February 02 2019, 07:30:05 PM »
Dunno, how many times have I sent the kids off for a wrench/hammer/tool describing exactly where it is -just to have them come back empty handed.

Shades of the Buick Xmas breakfast crew.
Not sure what you meant- but you were there too? :)
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #613 on: February 02 2019, 07:46:15 PM »
Gettin' rid of race stuff. Trailer is next.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #614 on: February 05 2019, 01:46:58 PM »
Brad are you driving that thing to the track then?


Flex plate is in, I needed fluid to go much further. I grabbed 2 gallons of trans fluid on the way home. Tonight is supposed to be freezing rain, so I might not get back to it tomorrow. The fun part is jacking the car high enough to get the trans and trans jack under it.


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