200 metric issue

jamie2370 · 10-31-2020, 05:40 PM

I did not measure anything before I unstacked it. Assumed with steel in the pan it was gonna be bad. Anchor pin is good. Going with a Sepanek manual valve body. Its going to my trans guy now. Next question. Should you have to put 3 washers(stacked together) between the converter and flexplate? Thats how it was when I got it. I'm guessing mabye 1/8" worth of shim. I feel it is really close to being bottomed out in pump.

Lew Silverman · 10-31-2020, 06:01 PM

Jamie,

1/8 inch sounds like the thickness of a motor plate. Did you try removing the washers and checking for converter hub engagement?

Glenn Briglio · 11-01-2020, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jamie2370

I did not measure anything before I unstacked it. Assumed with steel in the pan it was gonna be bad. Anchor pin is good. Going with a Sepanek manual valve body. Its going to my trans guy now. Next question. Should you have to put 3 washers(stacked together) between the converter and flexplate? Thats how it was when I got it. I'm guessing mabye 1/8" worth of shim. I feel it is really close to being bottomed out in pump.

What's the distance between convertor and flexplate with shims and convertor bolts not tightened ?

MikeMoller · 11-05-2020, 10:37 AM

with the converter unbolted and pushed into the trans until it is bottomed out, you need 1/8 inch (.125) space between converter mounts and flexplate. In other words, converter mounted up needs 1/8 (.125) from being bottomed out in the trans.

Glenn Briglio · 11-05-2020, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeMoller

with the converter unbolted and pushed into the trans until it is bottomed out, you need 1/8 inch (.125) space between converter mounts and flexplate. In other words, converter mounted up needs 1/8 (.125) from being bottomed out in the trans.

Low volume pumps sometimes require less than .125

Greg Barsamian · 11-05-2020, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jamie2370

I did not measure anything before I unstacked it. Assumed with steel in the pan it was gonna be bad. Anchor pin is good. Going with a Sepanek manual valve body. Its going to my trans guy now. Next question. Should you have to put 3 washers(stacked together) between the converter and flexplate? Thats how it was when I got it. I'm guessing mabye 1/8" worth of shim. I feel it is really close to being bottomed out in pump.

Call the other "Fast Jack" Sepanek....... He will instruct you as to how much to shim the converter

10-31-2020, 05:40 PM	#1
jamie2370 Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Perry, GA Posts: 331 Likes: 11 Liked 239 Times in 90 Posts	Re: 200 metric issue I did not measure anything before I unstacked it. Assumed with steel in the pan it was gonna be bad. Anchor pin is good. Going with a Sepanek manual valve body. Its going to my trans guy now. Next question. Should you have to put 3 washers(stacked together) between the converter and flexplate? Thats how it was when I got it. I'm guessing mabye 1/8" worth of shim. I feel it is really close to being bottomed out in pump.

10-31-2020, 06:01 PM	#2
Lew Silverman VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,435 Likes: 371 Liked 129 Times in 59 Posts	Re: 200 metric issue Jamie, 1/8 inch sounds like the thickness of a motor plate. Did you try removing the washers and checking for converter hub engagement? __________________ Lew Silverman #2070 "The Wagon Master" N/SA

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MikeMoller Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Raleigh NC Posts: 637 Likes: 27 Liked 254 Times in 78 Posts	Re: 200 metric issue with the converter unbolted and pushed into the trans until it is bottomed out, you need 1/8 inch (.125) space between converter mounts and flexplate. In other words, converter mounted up needs 1/8 (.125) from being bottomed out in the trans. __________________ Mike Moller NHRA 203 Q-R-T/SA Last edited by MikeMoller; 11-05-2020 at 10:40 AM.