velvet drive 1.1 front seal issues

I also am pretty sure the oil cooler is hooked up right I have a new one on there buts it the same as its always been. And i checked the velvet drive service manual

Luchog wrote: First, the pump is indexed depending on the engine rotation. rotating it without adressing this will only bring you more problems. Second, there's a reason the seal blew the first time, it will keep happening until you solve that.

Eric,
You had better post your shipping address to "not given"! It seems he hasn't been doing his homework with searching and reading about his problem. It also seems he is completely misguided about pump indexing to the engine rotation which has nothing to do with his seal popping out!! Another bad pump!!!    Trans cooler problem? "not given" needs to get that thing to you ASAP!!!

"not given",
Where is you guidance coming from?

I think you need to re-detail your step by step so we can understand your situation a little better.

What happened with the original trans? what did you do to it?
What did you do with the new one, and what did happen?

Sounds like you now own 2 transmissions that need rebuilding instead of one! Time to bite the bullet.

Regarding that trans that your buddy gave you... I think Eric says something along the lines of, "It got pulled out for a reason."

jblocal wrote: Well actually the boat that it came out of the engine was blown but trans was fine. The transmission goes it gear fine and sound good? It lasts about 5 mins though. Someone on another forum said something about a clip.

Everyone is telling you the trans is not "fine". You keep blowing the seal out so there's a problem with the pump. If the pump is good, the area of the front seal does not see any pressure.

No, you do not need to send it off to a shop to have the pump indexed to the engine rotation but that's not your problem.

What's the other forum you have been getting advice from?

well first off, you can push those seals in by hand, so what does that tell you? it tells me that there really isnt any pressure behind it, which there really isnt. when you get excessive clearance in the pump cavity from wear then you get the pressure in there and it will push the seal out. at that point you should be wondering where all of that pump housing shavings went because it is a closed system, normally it will go into the forward clutch pack and the shavings will start to pick away at the rubber seals.
at this point I really would be wondering why the pump failed in the first place, they just dont wear out, they too like clutch plates need a reason to fail, I dont have enough toes or fingers to count the times this has happened to someone when they purchased a new pump and an hour later the same thing happened, normally when the pump starts to fail the forward clutches will slip.
the three biggest reasons a pump may fail in my point of view are
1, low oil 2. bad damper plate 3. mis-alignment obviously anytime you overheat a transmission the gears will swell up and start biting into the housing

Ok Eric thanks for your help you answered my question. I didn't know there wasn't suppose to be pressure on that seal. Im going to get it fixed and get a new damper plate. I have restored my hole boat and rebuilt the 351w. I was hoping to get away with not putting any $ in trans. You know what they say "theres nothing more expensive then a free boat" lol

By the way my name is Cole as I know most of you know each other by first names. I'm in the process of setting up my diary and my account better. My computer sucks.

eric lavine wrote: my first name is Maurice, nice to meet you

Some people call you the space cowboy?

some call me the gangster of love

lol, many moons ago

this thread proves what drugs do overtime