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  1. tobyS

    M35A3 Transmission Temp

    The seal used on the fourth clutch pack by the OEM fails. The locking tc shifts from 3to 4 with it locked, putting more stress on it. Over time the seal holds less and less pressure on the clutch pack, causing it to slip. As it slips, it heats up. It gets hot enough to melt aluminum and turn...
  2. tobyS

    M35A3 Transmission Temp

    Smell your oil. Does it smell burnt? There is nothing, like clutches with pressure, that I know of to make heat at idle.....unless it's really in gear. The government made a real screw up puttion a locking torque converter on the 545....calling it a 1545. It's part of the reason the 4th/r...
  3. tobyS

    M35A3 Transmission Temp

    Like Sue said, get your hand on a line or the pan. You won't keep it there long at 190. Smell your tranny fluid. Does it smell burned? Do you have a nice solid reverse? My tranny ready to go in. And the "Coastal Warfare Unit" mark on my truck...AjaxMD....I'm holding out to have one made...
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