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727 Trans 'what would you do'

Started by aliendude, August 18, 2004, 10:24:10 PM

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aliendude

August 18, 2004, 10:24:10 PM
OK,   When I was putting in my new 360LA ( I saved 8 months for it.... so don't think I am rich or anything )  I found a crimped adapter copper line to this aftermarket cooler.    I replaced it with a adapter I had from a cooler kit.... so anyway after I got the RV back home,  I was dinkering with it and noticed the afermarket cooler has not heating up in Neutral........so I bypassed the radiator cooler can.......It was clogged.  
BAM my tran level dropped 2 quarts and the mysterious surging stopped.
every 8 seconds it would surge....

So now my question is I'm going to service the trans and put a Mopar deep sump pan.......... but would you trust this trans?  

I got to move my beast 600 miles when I retire from the Air Force and it is my only emergency home.       ( child support is a killer........ )

aliendude

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August 18, 2004, 10:28:45 PM
Forgot to say the fluid is not TOO bad.   Somebody has cleaned and maybe adjusted the front clutch band.    The adjustment jam nut was clean.

aliendude

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August 18, 2004, 10:30:28 PM
Before the fluid BAM dropped and the " to lubrication " circuit started working - I could hear torque converter impeller drop noise.

Horst

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August 19, 2004, 08:34:19 PM
you know more about trannys than I - I'm  a serious amateur with respect to trans stuff.

But - that being said - a 727 has to be one of the top 10 mechanical devices ever made in american automotive engineering (IMHO) - pretty much bullet proof - tough as nails - reliable as heck, etc.

A deep pan gives you more fluid, possibly better cooling - I've thought about it - but haven't done it yet.

Hard to offer a guess as to whether your tranny will be reliable.

The only bad thing about 727s is they last so long (even when neglected) that they often tend to fail "suddenly" - if you know what I mean.

If you don't have the 1200-1400 or so for a complete rebuild (heavy duty shift kit, heavy duty torque converter, trans cooler radiator service, blah, blah...) - well - do everything you can (as it appears you are) and when you drive it - keep as much stress off the torque converter as possible during your 600 mile trip (manual shifting on hills, slow takeoffs etc.) - just drive easy and you'll make it home.

Then save some more bucks and drop in a rebuilt tranny if you think you need it - you'll know after yout trip.
Horst
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'75 Clipper 821F, Dodge 360........sold it in 2015.......now running a Ford F-250 towing a 2008 Layton trailer.

perrykolb

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August 28, 2004, 12:19:46 PM
Horst is correct. I rebuild auto trans for a living and the 727 is one of the best ever made. Keep the fluid clean and full and you,ll have many years of happy clipper,in. :D
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