[wwracing]

just put a fresh glide in a Mustang. purchased a used converter form a YB member that had 15 passes on it.....anyway got it in last week hooked up the new electric shifter and decided to see if it worked down my 1/4 mile long driveway.... Road was wet and a brand new set of slicks so i was very easy on it. I shifted to high and if shifted great. stopped and stuck a 3,000 RPM chip in the switch to see if it worked. Before i got to three it was like it went to neutral...looked under the car and fluid was everywhere. Converter busted in half at the weld. Anyone ever had this happen. My trans guy has never heard of it and the converter co. has never heard of it either. Its a PTC converter. 630 h.p. car. Got the same set up in my 1,000 h.p. car and never had an issue....

 

[racingtrans]

Wow! I've been doing transmissions for better then 36 years and this is the first I'v hear of this! I would be ging PTC a call, sounds like a defective weld job! Burt

 

[wwracing]

Thats what my trans guy said. He is great and does ALOT of race transmissions in East Texas. He couldnt believe it. We are pulling it out tonight and taking it to him just so he could look at it. PTC was great on the phone and has said they want it back and will work something out with me. This car seems to be snake bit. This is the lowest H.P. car we have out of 5 and we went thru 3 C4's (not with the same trans guy) when we finally went to a glide.

 

[racingtrans]

If they are a professional business, I'm sure they will work it out for you. I would chock it up as shit happens! Sorry about your luck! Burt of Burt Brown Racing Transmissions http://www.burtbrownracingtrans.com/ and our slide show http://www.burtbrownracingtrans.com/asp/Pictures.php from Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 Toll Free# 1-866-303-0796

 

[team hyperactive ez555]

before the guy sold u the converter, did they have it freshned by someone else other than ptc????

 

[Hutch]

Sounds odd , do you have any pictures?


Hutch

 

[bubbles]

I've been working in the trans buissness for better than 20yrs, and have never seen anything like that, would like to see some pictures though

 

[JShelton]

I've been working in the trans business for better than 20yrs, and have never seen anything like that, would like to see some pictures though

X2 would be interesting to see! never herd of that happening..

 

[Ridings Automatics]

It can happen. It's real rare though. You generally don't have problems with stock/adaped covers. The problem can happen with all these new forged and billet covers. It's heat. You want to have enough heat to weld a thick cover to a thin pump and not blow a hole thru the pump. I always feared a broken weld when I started doing converters, never had one for 5 yrs, got cocky, then had one show up last summer. Not a proud moment for sure.

 

[bdr82z28]

I've split a stock GM converter open but not at the weld. Sounded like a shotgun blast and sprayed the road down.