Centurion said:

Do you plan on doing any porting and polishing? Keeping the cats?

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Yes the porting and polishing are being done when he does the heads and block. losing two of the cats and going to just use two high flow cats to a flo-pro muffler.

hey doc, looks fun! Keep us updated.

Ryan

Here is a list of things being done to the truck...

• Honing, surfacing and heat tanking block
• Surfacing, port and polishing heads
• New Xtreme Energy Comp Cam, and valve springs
• New Areomotive Billet Fuel Rails
• Complete braided steel fuel lines
• Rebuilt 4R70W with shift kit
• Twin 16" Electric fan kit
• Auxillary Trans cooler
• K&N FIPK
• Custom Programmed CPU
• Underdrive Pully kit
• TB spacer
• Complete custom exhaust run through two High flow Cats, and a flo-pro muffler

That should keep me busy for a while.

Here are some new photos

http://www.fordtruckfanatics.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=513

I got a little rambuncious and tore into the trans tonight.... I know something is wrong cause of the metal pieces on the magnet! I sure couldn't find anything though! may have to try and tear a little deeper in to it if I can.

Vince or Brian(I know you have built a few autos in your day)...
The gentleman at my local trans shop said something about the reverse being a common problem on these trans... Do know anything about this. I was backing up a hill in 4-low and heard a loud pop. Then I had no reverse and I didn't want to stay in gear going forward either! Just was wondering if there is somewhere I need to be looking imparticular??

Who me?

Yes I have been in a few automatic transmissions.

Steel in the pan is not good. I have no clue what transmission you have. I am a few years out of date on them.

Strictly going by the steel on the magnet and the loud pop, you broke something serious (what I could not tell you). I am way out of date on these things. Then the steel goes everywhere in the transmission. I would recommend a complete tear down and rebuild just based on that.

Even if the damage were a broken input shaft (which it is not), who knows where all the steel went in there.

It is not hard to rebuild one. It just takes patience, time, a little money. Organization and cleanliness are key.

I will let the real mechanics speak up, but I think its time to learn more about your transmission from the inside.

The only auto I'm familiar with in these is the C-6... and the front planetary would be a likely candidate. Ditto to what brian said; Total rebuild. No, I'm not a tech, and I DIDN'T stay in a Holiday Inn Express either....

mrfixit said:

and I DIDN'T stay in a Holiday Inn Express either....

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They won't let you will they!!

Well, They say your ARE known by the company you keep....

Uh Oh.......

(crickets chirping)

Just shooting from the hip---reverse planetary or one way clutch.

mrfixit said:

Well, They say your ARE known by the company you keep....

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Guess that's why you became a long haul trucker huh? All alone in that cab!! Lucky for the rest of us!!!

At least I have someone intelligent to keep me company.

mrfixit said:

At least I have someone intelligent to keep me company.

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It's easy to be smarter than the other guy when you're all alone isn't it Tom!

Leave it to you to make it clear,
that ain't a far stretch...

mrfixit said:

Leave it to you to make it clear,
that ain't a far stretch...

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Well, if it makes you feel any better, I'm in the same boat!!

Ok, first of all... It's a TRUCK.... YOURS may be a boat, but that's YOUR issue, not mine...