Torque Converter Problem???????

[acabalo]

I have a 84' Camaro with a 350 motor and Turbo 350 Trans. from my 79' Z28 (barely fit the darn thing in). Anyways....when I accelerate, the motor revs but the car doesn't go(it does go eventually but at a very slow rate; similar to if a standard tranny was half clutching and punching the gas). Is this a bad torque converter? I tried changing the filter but that didn't help(although it was dirty and needed changing).

ALSO........This is probably a dumb question.....but

I was under the impression that you have to dissconnect the tranny from the motor to change out the torque converter. The salesman at JEGS told me that all i have to do is unscrew the bolts from the flywheel. Is this an easy/quick job?

Thanks in advance

 

[retorq]

Could be a bad torque convertor, could also be a blown sprag inside the tranny. Try putting it in L and giving it some gas, if it goes it's the sprag. If it doesn't I woud say it's probably the convertor. Yes you have to disconnect the tranny from the engine to swap the convertor.

 

[acabalo]

The only time it does go is in reverse.......L, 2, and D are all messed up so I'm guessing it's the converter too.

What is a normal life for a torque converter?

 

[retorq]

I can't say, I've never had one break on me. If reverse works it's probably not the convertor though . . . almost sounds like you fried some clutches inside or something??