tranny help?

[forman621]

well i just put my a4ld tranny back onto the truck and i did not remember to buy and install a new bellhouseing gasket. and i think it had brought the tranny closer to the engine and my converter is closer and the flywheels attaching nuts didnt tighten. do you think i can just put washers on the flywheel nuts and call it good or is it going to screw up everything else like length. thanks

[Ranger Dave]

a bellhousing gasket???

[Ranger Dave]

when you put the tranny in,did you put the converter in the tranny first and made sure its all the way in the pump??

[forman621]

yeah i had a bellhouse gasket. and yes i made sure the conveter was pushed all the way in before i put the tranny in.i was wondering which of the cooling line ports on the tranny was the output Top or bottom. and where do i hook the vacuum diaphram hose up to?

[Ranger Dave]

i still dont see a bellhousing gasket

http://www.therangerstation.com/tech_li ... manual.pdf

[Ranger Dave]

you dont meen the block plate?? thats inbetween the bell and block??

[Ranger Dave]

theres no gasket

[forman621]

yeah that is what i mean. i thought that was what it was called. and which of the tranny cooler ports are the out put and in put.
today i got it started and i reved it up to like 4 ,000 and it made a funny noise and there was also a little bit of smoke comeing out from under it. i didnt put it in gear or any thing and it was smokeing

[Ranger Dave]

i guess you didnt read anything in the link i posted

[forman621]

i finnanly got my tranny in and it works fine. it took nine quarts of dex merc automatic tansmission fluid. i just need to put the driveshaft on correctly and it should be ready to go.

thanks for the help