For those following this,
The doubled up flexplate gave up the ghost last week and just got around to replacing it today.
On the old doubled up one I just doubled up the dished portion and had it tigged. It broke both centers right at the bolts, and I had left out the little reinforcment ring since I though I had enough reinforcement there anyway, well the center popped out, and busted right along side the bolts so it was tricky to even get off the crank since the flexplate was now flush with the heads of the bolts.
So, yesterday I went to pick up my buddies trans jack and helped him put his trans back in his early 99 dually, and I noticed that he doesnt have a little 1/8 inch this spacer that I have between the trans and horsecollar. So I left that out and it seemed to go back together a little better.
Also in the last week I was hunting an ATS flexplate, but no one had one, including ATS themselves. So I started looking into converting to manual and found that what I suspected was right, my truck was originally a manual since the trans tunnel is higher and has the hole already there - I had thought all the trucks were the same and they covered the hole if it was automatic.
Anyhow, on this flexplate, I doubled everything but the ring gear, meaning all the way out to just about the edge. The doubled up flexplate and me getting rid of the spacer leave absolutely no play at the converter like I used to have, Im just hoping its not too tight in the pump. When I was doing the converter nuts and walking it with a screwdriver it seemed about the same as usual..
So I will let you all know
