HELP, my aod is leaking faster then the titanic did

u will love that manual valve body if u get it....that and a stall and that thing will RIP!!!! get the leak fixed too

The only thing on top that I can think of that could leak would be the O ring where the dip stick plugs into the trans case. My pan leaks bad from the back of the pan when I park it nose up on an incline so I just park it nose down and no leak. I thinks its because I am not getting the rear pan bolts in well due to the cross member. PS: The manual VB would be a good investment. I have the Lentech street terminator but have thought about swapping it out for a full manual, but then again. I am also thinking about a T5 swap. who knows.

luckythirteen13 said:

TheBocSez: did you notice a decent gain at the track with the new manual valve body? what shifter do you use?

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I have never taken my car to the track. The VB that I have is a Lentech Street Terminator, it is not a full manual VB, but more a street strip type with electric OD delete. I can manually shift or leave it in OD and let the trans do all the work.

As far as a difference with the VB, I noticed a great SOTP difference. With a stock engine, 4.10's and a non-lock 2800 stall, my 1-2 shift is firm and fast. The shift dosent chirp the tires, it spins them. The 2-3 shift is quick and tight also but no spin or chirp. Def. worth the money. I would do the manual VB but the wife drives the car every now and then and she complained about having to lift the trigger on the B&M Hammer shifter. I dont want to hear the complaints about having to manually shift an automatic.

As far as a shifter, I used to run the B&M Hammer and it was nice. Got rid of it for the above stated reason. I am currently using a stock shifter with a B&M Shifter Gate Plate. Works very similar to the Hammer shifter in that it will not let you over shift from 1 to N. Once you are in 1, it will only shift up 1 gear into D. To get from D to OD, you have to lightly press the shift button and it will go into OD. From there its just like stock and for 25.00 you cant beat it. Installs easy. Remove the stock shifter, drill out the rivits that hold the stock gate plate in, place the B&M in its place and rivit or use a nut and bolt to hold it and your done! Heres a link to it. http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=4281&prmenbr=361

To stop pan leaks once and for all, try this.

Spray the bolts AND the bolt holes with carb spray. Blow dry w/compressed air if you have it, or let air dry.

Put a dab of loctite on the bolts when you install them, and torque them to factory specs. Let it sit overnite. Those bolts will never vibrate loose.