Beech Bend Sportsnationals was my first outing of the year with a new engine in my D/SA '71 Mustang with the 429SCJ and a C4. All went well for three passes, with the best of a 10.96 @ 120. Had the two other D/SA cars (both Chevelles) covered by over 3 tenths. Then disaster....On a burnout, the converter pump seal came right out of the pump. The seal itself looked fine, but it pushed right out of the pump housing. Needless to say, there was a serious trans fluid gusher.
I think that I had the trans a little overfilled as there was some fluid blow-out from the vent on earlier passes, but not a lot. I wonder if foaming the fluid could cause the seal to push out, or if it just was not installed right? Anyone seen such a thing before?
Does anyone have a part number for the converter/pump seal? Ford P/N or any commercial seal manufacturer's number would be great. Thanks!