TH350 Transmission problems

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Jun 13, 2021 | 10:36 AM
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I recently put in a new th350 from TCI , got everything hooked up filled fluid cycled through gears and everytime i get to 3rd it relieves pressure blows trans fluid and a little coolant. What is going on to cause this ????
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Jun 13, 2021 | 02:18 PM
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Re: TH350 Transmission problems
Quote: I recently put in a new th350 from TCI , got everything hooked up filled fluid cycled through gears and everytime i get to 3rd it relieves pressure blows trans fluid and a little coolant. What is going on to cause this ????
The only way I know of for a transmission to "blow a little coolant" is if the cooler in the radiator is bad, that is the only place where the transmission could encounter coolant....
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Jun 13, 2021 | 06:13 PM
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Re: TH350 Transmission problems
Damn that is rough...

Time for a new Radiator, Transmission-cooler, Transmission, and Torque-Converter.

I am very sorry for you loss.
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Jun 13, 2021 | 06:48 PM
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Re: TH350 Transmission problems
Quote: Damn that is rough...

Time for a new Radiator, Transmission-cooler, Transmission, and Torque-Converter.

I am very sorry for you loss.
Wait. The transmission pressures should be far greater than the coolant system pressure.
Therefore there should be no coolant in the transmission / torque converter.
Just trans fluid in the coolant. Correct?

OP - does your trans dipstick show a strawberry milkshake?
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Jun 13, 2021 | 07:00 PM
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Re: TH350 Transmission problems
Not getting coolant in the trans no its pushing around the trans cooler line connectors I think that they didnt seat well is all. Everything is new trans, radiator, and convertor. would a missing vacuum connection cause excessive pressure ?
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Jun 13, 2021 | 07:24 PM
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Re: TH350 Transmission problems
Quote: Not getting coolant in the trans
Since your transmission pressure, even in the transmission cooler lines, is much higher than your coolant pressure, a slight cooler leak very well could pressurize the cooling system to the point of forcing coolant out of strange places . You say you have no coolant in the transmission, great!, BUT, are you SURE you don't have any transmission fluid in your coolant?
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Jun 14, 2021 | 04:41 PM
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Re: TH350 Transmission problems
Quote: Wait. The transmission pressures should be far greater than the coolant system pressure.
Therefore there should be no coolant in the transmission / torque converter.
Just trans fluid in the coolant. Correct?

OP - does your trans dipstick show a strawberry milkshake?
Yes... but the coolant can enter the Transmission-Cooler in the Radiator when the engine is off and the vehicle is sitting.
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Jun 14, 2021 | 04:48 PM
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Re: TH350 Transmission problems
Quote: Yes... but the coolant can enter the Transmission-Cooler in the Radiator when the engine is off and the vehicle is sitting.
Agree 100%, when the warmed up engine is shut off and the transmission fluid pressure goes to 0 the radiator is still pressurized at 15 ish PSI, with a bad cooler one would think that both fluids would mix in both the cooling system and the transmission.
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Jun 14, 2021 | 05:19 PM
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Re: TH350 Transmission problems
Quote: Yes... but the coolant can enter the Transmission-Cooler in the Radiator when the engine is off and the vehicle is sitting.
Good point.
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