Just lost the trans in my 87 5.0. Didn't last long behind the new 300hp motor.
All my local jy has are 3.8 cars, including a 86 with a known good trans. Will that trans work?
Thanks
Chris
It'll be no stronger than the AOD you had behind the engine originally.
You could swap in a SC aod, they're stronger. Or have one rebuilt with a kit, and put a cooler on it, etc.
Just a thought, if your TV cable wasn't adjusted correctly, the tranny will die regardless of how careful you drive it. There's a lot of good info here on adjustment if you suspect that could be a cause..
I'm not worried about it being stronger, as the old trans was already on its way out, not surprising with 180k miles.
I will be installing a cooler with the new trans, and probably a trans temp gauge.
The TV cable was correctly adjusted.
From the 84 shop manual:
Forward Clutch;
3.8 & 5.0..4 steel and 4 friction.
5.8..........5 steel and 5 friction.
Reverse Clutch;
3.8 & 5.0..2 steel and 3 friction.
5.8..........3 steel and 4 friction.
Direct Clutch;
5.0 & 5.8..5 steel and 5 friction.
3.8..........4 steel and 4 friction.
Intermediate Clutch;
5.0 & 5.8..3 steel and 3 friction.
3.8..........2 steel and 2 friction.
Don't know if this carries through to 86 or not.
If you don't do anything to that AOD you're going to fry the new one as well. I would suggest at least a shift kit, hardened input shaft, a good torque converter (at least 2400 stall but maybe more depending on the mods you have), and a big trans cooler. My combo ate the stock AOD in the car and I had to have it rebuilt stronger. It wasn't cheap but now it's pretty much bullet proof.