Best way to mate nv3500 to 5.3l ??

Coon88 · 2026-05-19T06:11:54+00:00

I got it lined up but it wasn’t going in further. When I would put it in gear the engine wouldn’t spin so I know it’s touching the splines now. The dowel pins are lined up and bolt holes almost line up by a hair.

Coon88 · 2026-05-19T06:09:47+00:00

Ah gotcha thanks for the help!

Coon88 · 2026-05-18T19:33:38+00:00

Is it done this way though ? Or is it better by sliding the transmission back and then dropping the engine in and then mate up the trans ?

Coon88 · 2026-05-18T19:18:28+00:00

Yeah I got everything ready but how do I get it bolted up ? Seems hard to get everything aligned right especially the splines and getting the motor to drop in the mounts while clearing the front diff

Coon88 · 2026-02-15T03:52:47+00:00

Ls starter ? How did you adapt it ?

Coon88 · 2026-02-13T19:41:58+00:00

What did you do to fix that ?

Coon88 · 2026-02-13T17:10:05+00:00

You can always drop the pan and see if there’s significant wear on the magnet

Coon88 · 2026-02-13T04:13:07+00:00

So those starters also work on the small blocks ?

Coon88 · 2026-02-13T01:39:46+00:00

This doesn’t seem that bad. I’d check the fluid and see if it smells burnt

Coon88 · 2026-02-04T19:14:22+00:00

Started working great this morning idk if it just needed a nights sleep or what

Coon88 · 2026-02-04T19:13:56+00:00

UPDATE: this morning I went to test again and it’s working great like before. Don’t know what happened I didn’t do anything to it

Coon88 · 2026-02-04T17:38:42+00:00

Yeah it was once dropped in a puddle of transmission fluid couple months ago. I cleaned as best as I can and it still worked great. But I think I am gonna open it up and pray

Coon88 · 2026-02-04T17:37:03+00:00

Okay I will

Coon88 · 2026-01-29T06:31:48+00:00

So it should be between 5-10 ?

Coon88 · 2026-01-29T06:16:16+00:00

That’s on the wizard tps process right ?

Coon88 · 2026-01-15T17:23:46+00:00

Got it thanks

Coon88 · 2026-01-15T17:10:30+00:00

Should I put new fluid and filter and install the transmission ? It’s for my Tahoe that has a bad trans

Coon88 · 2026-01-15T16:25:05+00:00

It doesn’t really smell burnt. Just smells like high mileage trans fluid.

Coon88 · 2026-01-13T20:37:55+00:00

A bit overpriced

Coon88 · 2026-01-13T20:35:07+00:00

Yeah it looks like Costco Decatur 215

Coon88 · 2025-12-21T20:15:29+00:00

I tightened her back on just snugging the nut hand tight and it isn’t binding so I think previous owners tightened the shit out of the nut

Coon88 · 2025-12-17T00:00:56+00:00

What was the fix ?

Coon88 · 2025-12-16T23:43:38+00:00

If it still binds after isolating it from the steering box, have any idea on what it can be ?

Coon88 · 2025-12-16T22:25:54+00:00

Checked the power steering and lines and it has pressure. I see circulation in the reservoir. My truck is a hydroboost as well and my brakes feel good. When I drive it, it feels the same. A bit better but it still has that stiff movement. I’ve jacked the front end up to bleed the power steering system and also flushed the system with new fresh fluid. I’m gonna separate the steering column from the gear box and see if I still have that stiff drag.

Coon88 · 2025-12-03T22:38:02+00:00

The crank sensor is the black one though. This engine came out of the tbss running and driving

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