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360 is an external balance engine. On the 95 and older trucks, the balance weights were on the torque converter. Later models put them on the flexplate. You MUST have one, or the other, (not both) else you will continually be eating those seals, and rear main bearings.
This was the answer, lol. Just had to walk away and clear my head. Thanks again!!!! Oh this 360 is an animal!!!! Now to find a neutral balanced TC, and finish this up. Put it to bed!!! Lol
B&m make flex plates, I found they make one for the 360 magnum to go with the A727 and keep the balanced TC, Would that work on my 46rh 518 trans?? Flex plate would be much cheaper, and easier to find I think. Seems a neutral balanced TC for this thing is like looking for a needle in a haystack, unless somebody here knows where I can find one.
Sweet, that's good. I got one coming for a 98 ram 1500 with a 5.9 with another flexplate for that same truck. Pump seal, filter kit, gasket, shift shaft seal for my 91 original trans still in the truck. I wouldn't have gotten the flexplate, but like I said I read the swap site and it said to elongate one hole to fit the LA TC, if only I'd slowed down and read what it said lol, I could have avoided all this. But being my first real engine swap I'm learning. And before I damaged expensive parts. Good thing I didn't take it to far from home lol, caught it early. My other engine swap was putting a 68 318 LA, with the matching 727 into a 92 Dakota. I mixed and matched parts from the donor fury and got it running, and driving. So I didn't run into any of this with that, but the shift linkage I made work with the column shift in the Dakota. Even the gear indicator worked lol. Never made it to the road, legally anyways, sold it so I could move South lol. Now I'm starting over, but ahead of where I was on that. This truck is road legal. No inspection in this state. Thanks again hey you!!!! I'll pm you and let you know how I made out, You won't recognize this 360 lol
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