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Yes , when racers tell you you should have the converter cut open and cleaned and inspected , they are certainly correct.
However, you can take a chance,by not doing so, in your situation. Most of the long term fine debris in a converter, ends up around the overlap, where the weld seam is, due to centrifugal force . That's probably not going anywhere. It there's anything recent in there, it's possible to flush it up. First thing you should do is set it on the bench and place a clear plastic tube all the way in and down to the pilot area. Siphon the remaining ATF out over the edge of the bench. Then, if you have a parts cleaner, with fresh, clean solvent in it, place the tube all the way in and let it run for a while. If you don't have that available, then pick up a gallon of mineral spirits and pour in as much as you can. Place a T350 input shaft in the unit and spin the turbine back and forth to stir up the fluid. Then quickly dump what you can into a clean pan. Finish by siphoning out the remainder of the solvent. Then blow it out thoroughly , best you can . If you haven't found a big chunks by now, you'll probably be okay, assuming the bearings and thrust washers aren't falling apart. Disclaimer...You heard this from my ghost writer. Not from me.
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I agree with Glenn. I think it is a little easier on the converter and trans if you mat the gas in high gear from a 10-15 MPH roll instead of stopped. Ray
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At the least flush out or replace the cooler, that is where debris can be found. Buy a couple of neodymium magnets and put them in the pan in the future.
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Yup, and looks like their cover.They aren't really billet, but cast and machined.
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It looks like you are in Charlotte, Ultimate Converter Concepts is right up the road in Cornelius, NC. 704 892 6880
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