92 7.3 tps and muffler question (new owner)

[Da Swede]

I thought i responded to this and came back to check and i guess i didnt hit post.

Thanks for the great info. Im all about junkyards. I bet they have to have a few in chicago for big trucks tho i have never looked for big junkyard. If you have time or anyone for that matter....Can you take a picture of this tach sender so i know exactly what im looking for? The pics make things so much easier for me and is a huge help.

I have an auto trans. Its got 20 bolts on the pan so i assume its the e4od confirm/deny? Where would be a good place to look for a new deep pan?

I plan on towing alot. 90% of the rest of its life will be under load. So i will get a trans sensor. I just need to know they exact spot the plug i take out and replace with sensor is. I saw a picture and thought i bookmarked it but i didnt. I have like 200 bookmarks at this point and should of labeled them better. Ill change that asap.

What is the range of temp for the trans fluid? What would be a good operating temp:?

I run mobile 1 in all our gas vehicles so a synthetic trans fluid change is on the list. What exact type of trans fluid would you suggest?


thx

 

[tbirdfiend281]

Mercron 5 or better. It's the pricey synthetic upgrade. Unless ( I don't even know if the e4od's can run this ) you wanna spend the bucks for some Allison trans fluid, it's legit 50,000 mile fluid. There may be other awesome cure all trans fluid but that's all I know of.

I am not sure of how the vans trans cooling system is on the idi's but it may also be a good idea to upgrade the stock cooler ( if there is a a factory one that is separate from the radiator ) with a beefy aux one.

 

[Da Swede]

Im going over to work on it now. I will take some pics of what i have and maybe you guy let me know what im dealing with. Thanks for the info on trans fluid.

 

[icanfixall]

About the simplest way to know what auto trans you have is what kind of switch is on the drivers side of the injection pump. If its a three wire electrical switch its an E4OD. If it has a vacuum switch instead then its a C6 trans. Being the van is a 92 year its really going to be an E4OD auto trans. To my knowledge the C6 was not offered in that year.

 

[trackspeeder]

C6 was an option up to 96.

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

don't waste money on a bigger trans pan. get a big cooler and you will be good to go.

 

[Da Swede]

I have an e350 its a tight fit. Im on vaca at wis dells with the family. I will update here with pics as soon as I get home. what type of coolers are you guys runnin?

 

[Torinojts]

New to forum and it is great. About the trans temp sender I have seen a T fitting installed on the transmission cooler lines right at the case. Install it on the output. It will read the temp before going to the cooler. I have ran mercron 5 syn in the e4od with no issues.