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I got the fittings to relocate the vent while I have it all tore down, so that will be the next thing I do before it gets time to start reassembling
 
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I got the fittings to relocate the vent while I have it all tore down, so that will be the next thing I do before it gets time to start reassembling

Yeah, there's no reason not to do that while you're in there. How did you close up the pump vent?
 
Yeah, there's no reason not to do that while you're in there. How did you close up the pump vent?

I have some brass 1/4” npt countersunk plugs, so I tapped it and used one of them. Figured it would probably be the best option so that I don’t have to worry about it interfering with the torque converter
 
I have some brass 1/4” npt countersunk plugs, so I tapped it and used one of them. Figured it would probably be the best option so that I don’t have to worry about it interfering with the torque converter

I don't remember what size I used, but I should've gone one size bigger on the tap because that I do have barely threads in. When I rebuilt mine, I didn't disassemble the pump because I was a scared little girl, but if I ever have to open it up again I will fix that proper.
 
I don't remember what size I used, but I should've gone one size bigger on the tap because that I do have barely threads in. When I rebuilt mine, I didn't disassemble the pump because I was a scared little girl, but if I ever have to open it up again I will fix that proper.

I dissembled the pump and did the plug because I was worried about getting shavings in there. Unfortunately I didn’t think about relocating the vent until after I had started the rebuild, so I had to take it back apart but it was only 6 bolts so it was simple enough. I’m just glad I thought about it before it was all back together, I might’ve cried a little lol
 
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Don't believe the hype on the tranny puking up fluid after you move the vent. I'm 100% convinced that only happens when people (a) overfill their trans and (b) have a low spot in the breather hose.
 
It is a chick and she is big, and well you know. Welcome to the forum and don’t be surprised if you get teased a bit. I just love picking on them bama boys.

Welcome to the forum Cowbird !

@TJ Jim have you noticed how @John Cooper is getting like Kamala ? When we're picking on Alabama he's from Georgia but any other time he's from Alabama, he would make a good politician :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Next week he'll be hollering ROLL TIDE but claim he's a GA Bulldawg !!!!
 
Don't believe the hype on the tranny puking up fluid after you move the vent. I'm 100% convinced that only happens when people (a) overfill their trans and (b) have a low spot in the breather hose.

Even if a little fluid does come up it’s been than the water that was in the tranny when I tore it apart. I should’ve took pics but didn’t think about it at the time 🫤
 
Welcome to the forum Cowbird !

@TJ Jim have you noticed how @John Cooper is getting like Kamala ? When we're picking on Alabama he's from Georgia but any other time he's from Alabama, he would make a good politician :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Next week he'll be hollering ROLL TIDE but claim he's a GA Bulldawg !!!!

Thank you for the welcome! I live right on the Bama/Georgia border and there’s plenty of people that move over the Chattahoochee and instantly convert lol - not sayin that about @John Cooper , just my local goons
 
Welcome to the forum Cowbird !

@TJ Jim have you noticed how @John Cooper is getting like Kamala ? When we're picking on Alabama he's from Georgia but any other time he's from Alabama, he would make a good politician :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO: Next week he'll be hollering ROLL TIDE but claim he's a GA Bulldawg !!!!

Um no sir, born and raised in Athens Georgia and a Bulldawg for life.

Well…..you know, em bama boys love their sisters and sometimes their cousins. Just depends on the crowd he’s pandering to. 😂😍🤪🤣

Maybe a cousin but I have no brothers or sisters
 
Um no sir, born and raised in Athens Georgia and a Bulldawg for life.



Maybe a cousin but I have no brothers or sisters

Well, I was a Bama fan until my oldest daughter headed down to Troy a couple years ago. Now that they get my money I’m a bonafide Trojan - and what a horrible time to become one 😢…. My middle daughter is a high school senior and got her acceptance letter from Bama on Wednesday, so I might become a man divided. I’m sure they have a term for it nowadays like “fan fluid or bi-collegiate” either way I’m going to be one broke dude
 
Well, I was a Bama fan until my oldest daughter headed down to Troy a couple years ago. Now that they get my money I’m a bonafide Trojan - and what a horrible time to become one 😢…. My middle daughter is a high school senior and got her acceptance letter from Bama on Wednesday, so I might become a man divided. I’m sure they have a term for it nowadays like “fan fluid or bi-collegiate” either way I’m going to be one broke dude

The way Bama is looking you might want to stay a Trojan :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:
 
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The way Bama is looking you might want to stay a Trojan :ROFLMAO: :ROFLMAO:

he could always become a Georgia State Penitentiary Convicts fan....AKA UGA BULLDAWG They need a GoFundMe collection just to get their players out of jail.....but hey at least they teach them how to spell football before they graduate
 
Even if a little fluid does come up it’s been than the water that was in the tranny when I tore it apart. I should’ve took pics but didn’t think about it at the time 🫤

For sure. The truth is that fluid will in all likliehood come up the hose a certain distance, but if you have a low point in the hose some amount will settle there rather than draining back down into the transmission. So now you basically have a fluid "plug" in the breather hose, so when pressure builds up it has no choice but to push the fluid plug up the hose. I had this happening but I finally figured it out when I was adding transmission fluid and I heard it bubbling/gurgling. When I straightened out the hose the gurgling went away and it never spit up on my again.

I said 100%, but it's more like 99% certain. I also added an aux cooler so it is possible that the lowered temps have not allowed for a spit up situation to arise.
 
For sure. The truth is that fluid will in all likliehood come up the hose a certain distance, but if you have a low point in the hose some amount will settle there rather than draining back down into the transmission. So now you basically have a fluid "plug" in the breather hose, so when pressure builds up it has no choice but to push the fluid plug up the hose. I had this happening but I finally figured it out when I was adding transmission fluid and I heard it bubbling/gurgling. When I straightened out the hose the gurgling went away and it never spit up on my again.

I said 100%, but it's more like 99% certain. I also added an aux cooler so it is possible that the lowered temps have not allowed for a spit up situation to arise.

Makes sense, kinda like a transmission fluid p-trap if you don’t the line straight an uphill. I have been reading on here about coolers, that’s something I was going to ask about after I finish the rebuild
 
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