Scott Long
Registered User
I am just wondering how some of you guys sealed up the trans pan where you drilled the hole to run the wire for the overdrive solenoid. I drilled a 1/8" hole and then chamferred it enough to get my 12 ga. positive wire to go through. Its a tight fit, but it will leak no doubt. I am wondering if a dab of permatex black on the outside of the pan will be good enough to keep it from leaking when I fill the pan?
Also since I don't have fog lights anymore, I was thinking about using my fog light switch to control the O/D delete. Since it will light up when the O/D is locked out, I can keep the console looking stock and sort of sneaky. I did rewire the switch straight to the battery a long time ago when I had aftermarket fogs on the car so I know there is 12v + at the switch. I can just run a wire down along the top of the trans, and put a connector on it to hook it to the wire I have coming out of the trans pan. All should be good. I kind of want to put it on its own switch, but I don't think I feel comfortable trying to cut a square out of my console to make the red rectangular toggle switch snap into place. At least not yet. When I get the car painted I might get a new set of fogs and then I'd have to reconnect the switch to the relay for the fog lights. But for now I can keep everything nice and clean looking by using the fog light switch. Or maybe I'll switch it over to the Firm Ride switch when I get my new shocks and lower the car since I won't be using the ARC anymore, and the Firm Ride light on the dash will let me know that O/D is locked out.
Can't wait to put the engine back together tomorrow, and possibly take it to the track tomorrow night.
I have to swap a set of lifters and pushrods from my spare longblock, and then put the engine back together. I'm getting another set of wires and an intake manifold gasket set in the morning. And I will be working on the car all afternoon.
Also since I don't have fog lights anymore, I was thinking about using my fog light switch to control the O/D delete. Since it will light up when the O/D is locked out, I can keep the console looking stock and sort of sneaky. I did rewire the switch straight to the battery a long time ago when I had aftermarket fogs on the car so I know there is 12v + at the switch. I can just run a wire down along the top of the trans, and put a connector on it to hook it to the wire I have coming out of the trans pan. All should be good. I kind of want to put it on its own switch, but I don't think I feel comfortable trying to cut a square out of my console to make the red rectangular toggle switch snap into place. At least not yet. When I get the car painted I might get a new set of fogs and then I'd have to reconnect the switch to the relay for the fog lights. But for now I can keep everything nice and clean looking by using the fog light switch. Or maybe I'll switch it over to the Firm Ride switch when I get my new shocks and lower the car since I won't be using the ARC anymore, and the Firm Ride light on the dash will let me know that O/D is locked out.
Can't wait to put the engine back together tomorrow, and possibly take it to the track tomorrow night.
I have to swap a set of lifters and pushrods from my spare longblock, and then put the engine back together. I'm getting another set of wires and an intake manifold gasket set in the morning. And I will be working on the car all afternoon.