I have not worked with a lot of a/t tranny's, but I know basically how they function. When installing the torque converter, do you need to make sure it is full with fluid or does the fluid you install into the tranny casing transfer from the tranny input shaft into the torque converter? By general theory it should pump fluid from the casing into the TC.

The helms manual does not specify this.

 

i've always put a little bit of fluid in. maybe about 1/4-1/2 a qt. i was told that was enough.

 

i always have filled them. they do pump the **** around so even if you didn't fill it , it won't matter all that much. you just may fill the tranny and then once you start it your going to need to add another quart or 2..

ive always just put some in makes it alittle heavy for the install.. a dry unlubricated start on any part is no good.

 

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True. I talked to my mechanic buddies at honda and they verified that the converter acts as a pump and the input shaft will fill the TC. So you could put it in bone dry and it would fill just fine. But it's always good to have some fluid in prior to the install.