e4od-no movment in drive range - Diesel Forum

cherryred · 07-20-2008, 12:28 AM

i have and 89 F350 4x4 7.3l w/ e4od.
2 weeks ago i was driving on a hot day and started to pore atf out the front seal. i had overheated it a few monthes back and did the same thing. but now the seal was toast. so i droped the tranz and found out i had a bad torque converter. i replaced that as well as the front seal, and put a minor shift kit in, acualator springs and some other little thing. later i found out the same kit had been put in already. i had the pump apart and did mod's to it aswell. but i never got too deep into the tranz, only pump and valve body.
i got ever thing bolted back up, but now when i put it into a drive gear i get nothing. i can freely spin the rear tires when i any gear but park. another wierd thing when i start the truck in netral, most of the time the rear tires spin like it is in drive. i can then stop it with my hand; some times they will start to spin agin same times they wont. i also reallined the mpls.
i have checked for proper level of fluid an it is a bit high. checked the linkage, checked for a pluged oil fliter( just got a new one). checked for loose or damaged valve body. also looked for sticky valves.
the only things now that i can think of are the oil pump has a stuck presher regulator, and i have not checked the presher level.
thx cherry

bockhold · 07-20-2008, 12:52 AM

define "I get nothing". Did you adjust the shifter cable on the side?

cherryred · 07-20-2008, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by bockhold

define "I get nothing". Did you adjust the shifter cable on the side?

well the truck is up on jack stand so "I get nothing" means when i put it in rev, drive, 2, 1 i get no movment of the rear tires. no the shifter cable on the side was not touched during the uninstall or install. but i did make sure that when its in park, its in park on the trans, rev=rev, drive=drive.

cdnsarguy · 07-20-2008, 08:34 AM

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checked for a pluged oil fliter( just got a new one).

Did you ensure the seal on the old filter neck was removed, before installing the new filter and seal...... Sounds like a possible fluid pickup problem....

cherryred · 07-20-2008, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cdnsarguy

Did you ensure the seal on the old filter neck was removed, before installing the new filter and seal...... Sounds like a possible fluid pickup problem....

yes old seal is out and its pumping fluid into my t/c, and cooler but i think it is just not doing it at a fast enough rate. e.i. low line pressure

bockhold · 07-20-2008, 04:45 PM

Is the clutch against the flywheel on the engine or slipping? Is there blockage in the cooler lines?

cherryred · 07-21-2008, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bockhold

Is the clutch against the flywheel on the engine or slipping? Is there blockage in the cooler lines?

clutch? its a automatic, and i did blow some air through the cooler lines, and i got clean fluid coming out the input and return lines. tomorrow i will test the oil pressure an i will also by pass the cooler, and see what i get.

bockhold · 07-21-2008, 02:26 PM

Well I really don't know how an auto connects to the engine due to my limited knowledge. But I understand the manuals. So thats why I said clutch.

THEROOSTERZ71 · 08-28-2008, 03:28 PM

Do you have the right torque converter.I had one for a c4 and it spun the trans pump but not the drive spline.

M.L.S.C. · 08-29-2008, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bockhold

Well I really don't know how an auto connects to the engine due to my limited knowledge. But I understand the manuals. So thats why I said clutch.

Instead of a flywheel we slushbox guys get a flexplate, bolts directly to the engine crankshaft. On the transmission side instead of the clutch we have a torque converter, slides directly on the transmission input shafts. Unlike a bolt-action, however, the converter does get bolted to the flexplate, so while a bolt-action has the slip going on between the flywheel and the clutch a slushbox uses an internal slip inside the converter. Make any sense?

bockhold · 08-29-2008, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by M.L.S.C.

Instead of a flywheel we slushbox guys get a flexplate, bolts directly to the engine crankshaft. On the transmission side instead of the clutch we have a torque converter, slides directly on the transmission input shafts. Unlike a bolt-action, however, the converter does get bolted to the flexplate, so while a bolt-action has the slip going on between the flywheel and the clutch a slushbox uses an internal slip inside the converter. Make any sense?

Makes more sense. Thanks