Hi there,
I was working towards swapping the engine today, and removed it from the car complete with gearbox, due to the poor access to the back of the block.
It's a Ford essex engine with an autobox.
When time came to split the box, i undid the bolts for the torque converter, via the starter hole, then removed the bolts from the bellhousing.
I then split the box and engine. However the torque converter has remained attached the the plate on the engine. On examination there appear to be thin lines of weld on the flats where the torque converter meets the plate.
Everything I have read suggests that the torque converter should, indeed must, stay on the gearbox.
Assuming I can work out how to get the converter off the back of the engine, will it just slot back onto the front of the box, or are one or both now buggered?
MW