4.11 swap nothing works

[jeffast]

ok i put a legacy 4eat into my 92 lsl, i got it on the ground today, and filled it with fluid, significant factors are it will indicate all gears but first on the dash, all the lights go out when the gear selector is put in first. i pulled one of the tanny cooler lines off with the engine running and nothing came out i have had the car running for about 20min in park at idle randomly shifting throug the gears, and it gives no responce, also the fwd fuse is in the box, but the dash light is not on, any ideas?
help!!
thanks jeff

[Hocrest]

All of the gear indicators on the dash have separate bulbs. It's possible for the "1" to be burnt out.

Other than that... Bad oil pump???

[jeffast]

well i think i figured out the problem, i found the transmission outputshaft in the back of my blazer
really, really pissed at myself right now

[benebob]

Originally Posted by jeffast

well i think i figured out the problem, i found the transmission outputshaft in the back of my blazer
really, really pissed at myself right now

Yeah that could be a problem. Take a few days off though, don't wanna be messing around with it if you're this p.o.ed

[jeffast]

Originally Posted by X35

Yeah..don't be like me long ago and not seat it in there correctly and break the pump :x :x :x

Put the TC in there, and turn it around and around and push on it, eventually it will go in all the way. The ears to bolt to the flexplate must be slightly into the transmission case, if they are sticking forward of the case, bad things will happen...

OK< so lets say i did that< because i thing the one from the old trannie might be in there< how high are my odds that i damaged somthing?

[Budfreak]

Originally Posted by jeffast

OK< so lets say i did that< because i thing the one from the old trannie might be in there< how high are my odds that i damaged somthing?

If the old one were still in you would probably know it as the torque converter wouldn't just slide on it as it has a metal retaining clip that must be pinched together to put the shaft onto the torque converter. You probably didn't hurt anything, Just when you feel ready to deal with it drop it out and put the shaft on the torque converter and then reinstall. Good luck man and don't feel bad, Everybody makes mistakes.

[huck369]

Did the tranny get tight before you got the bell housing bolts snugged up?

If so, and you cranked it on down, you busted the pump....I told you to be SURE the TC was fully seated before installing it...this is a very common happening.....hope that's not the case,

Hopefully it's that sleeve....not the pump

[TomsSVX]

you would hear a tapping and banging noise from the tranny if you busted the pump... at least I did my 1st go around

tom

[Hocrest]

Originally Posted by jeffast

well i think i figured out the problem, i found the transmission outputshaft in the back of my blazer
really, really pissed at myself right now

Which shaft are you talking about? The 12" long tailpipe sized tube or the 24" long solid shaft with splines?

[SVXRide]

Originally Posted by Hocrest

Which shaft are you talking about? The 12" long tailpipe sized tube or the 24" long solid shaft with splines?

Dave,
My money is on the 12" long tailpipe sized tube
-Bill

[jeffast]

the 24inche shaft,
and what huck said was exactly what happend, so its going to my favorite shop when i get time and getting a new pump next time i have money,i'm just to mad at myself to work on it right now
edit: there was no noise at all is it possable i didn't hurt the pump?
actually now that i think about it when i was bolting the torque converter to the flex plate it got very hard to turn for two rotations heard somthing pop out.... then it got easy to turn, crap
well now that i learned that the hard way...
thanks for all the help i'll keep you posted on the progress

[Stevebsy]

Same thing happened to me back in 01...exactly

Broke the pump, other than that it was ok afterwords.

Originally Posted by jeffast

the 24inche shaft,
and what huck said was exactly what happend, so its going to my favorite shop when i get time and getting a new pump next time i have money,i'm just to mad at myself to work on it right now
edit: there was no noise at all is it possable i didn't hurt the pump?
actually now that i think about it when i was bolting the torque converter to the flex plate it got very hard to turn for two rotations heard somthing pop out.... then it got easy to turn, crap
well now that i learned that the hard way...
thanks for all the help i'll keep you posted on the progress

[jeffast]

Originally Posted by Stevebsy

Same thing happened to me back in 01...exactly

Broke the pump, other than that it was ok afterwords.

ok so i know what i did, time to fork over some dough to ccr and get a new pump, craptastic, oh well i'll have them put a shift kit in while there in there

[huck369]

I really hate it for you Jeff....
But don't be too hard on yourself, I know MANY people that have doen the same thing

[Stevebsy]

Here's the pump (from LAN's thread)

http://www.ecutune.com/posts/4eat/assembly/DSC_4051.jpg

This is what you will find broken. You can see the two tabs inside the hole, that's what didn't get lined up