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Looking for a good condition Torque Converter for my HDJ81 w/ full hydraulic A442F transmission. Im in SoCal.
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Man that's wild. WAT says it won't work at all so I'm not sure what to believe. Good news is I found a place in Arizona that will rebuild mine and it looks like some others on here have used them before for their diesel cruisers.
Just FYI wholesale has told me in several instances that nothing I’ve ever tried to do will work... they were wrong every time.
Also, the pump for the a442F on the 1HDT is the same exact pump for the 3FE a442F, I’ve interchanged them more than once and they share the same exact part number.
the torque converter for a 1HDT is definitely more heavy duty than the gas version. The diesel one is bigger, but from pump coupling to pilot nipple they are the same size, so I’m sure it will work, but for how long who knows?
please let us know if you try it and what the outcome is, because I don’t think anyone on here has had the nuts to try it yet, or they just haven’t posted anything if they did. I would think the worst that could happen is you tear up a junk yard torque converter ...
Any info on where to purchase new? I'm in panama looking for a unit to bring back to to the USA to rebuild. Quite honestly, I would be OK with paying $1,600 to avoid all of the BS.... I have a 97 80 series with 1HD-T and A442 Trans. I dont wheel it hard or tow with it, so maybe a gasser option would work. Cant get them here though....
Thanks. I was quoted $1,800 her in Panama for a new unit. I balked and figured I would grab a rebuild in the USA but nobody has one. Im traveling back to USA but not really wanting to carry one as luggage, they will nab me for $100 each way, plus shipping to and from Florida or Arizona to rebuild. Thinking I'm going to avoid the BS and just grab a new one. My guy here wants me to buy a used Torque Converter and rebuild. I dont want to do the rebuild without a new or rebuilt converter. I'll go check out the new one you referenced. Thanks!You can buy a brand new torque converter on Amayama for $1,750 shipped to California. I placed my order this week and its supposed to arrive sometime next week. It's ridiculous how much it costs, but nobody in North America (that I could find) had a working extra unit and I did not want to wait on a billet torque converter from Wholesale Automatics in Australia. Going for a used one was already going to be a risk since I went down that road before and it didn't work out - this is now my THIRD torque converter
Thanks! I reached out to him several months ago and he had nothing... Will try him again.Talk to georg at valley. I sold him a parts hdj 80 series trans and it had a new torque convertor I spent 1k on.
That would be great! ThanksI have one from wholesale automatics when I upgraded to a billet one from them. I'm going to sell it with my 80, but I'll let you know if the next owner doesn't want it.