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Posted: September 21 2007 06:44 PM
 
greg miller (aka bigdude) [ View ] [ Email ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
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Well after talking to Brian41 the other day at K-zoo,it became apparent that I am still learning. My transmission problems have been bugging me for two months. Nothing like going down the road at 70+ and having a white smokescreen behind you. I did everything I could think of to cure this damn thing. So I changed it out for another and realized how much of a gap I had between the flywheel and converter. That had to be the problem! I still changed it!
 
 
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Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  09/21/2007 07:38 PM
vent tube plugged ?
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Posted by bigdude  -  09/21/2007 07:57 PM
No thats where the fluid was coming from,and not all the time!
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Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  09/21/2007 08:06 PM
if it was only at high speeds it may have been overfilled . it may have had a universal dipstick that never had the tube cut off. been there.
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Posted by Italianguy63  -  09/21/2007 08:17 PM
What tranny is this? TH350?
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Posted by bigdude  -  09/21/2007 08:42 PM
It was a 400 and it really wasnt overfilled. And didnt do it all the time. I thought about the overfilled thing but ran it low enough that it was not shiftin right and still did it. I'm pretty sure it wasnt engaging the pump enough.
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  09/21/2007 09:28 PM
Greg if the convertor had a big gap between the pump and convertor it would leak out the front seal, not the vent. There is still another problem in your first 400. How's the new one working?
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Posted by Italianguy63  -  09/21/2007 09:47 PM
I had this happen to me in High School... (30 yrs ago...), My brain does not workso good no more-- but I THINK it may be a bad modulator! I wish I could remember!
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  09/21/2007 10:10 PM
A bad modulator will suck the oil out of the trans and it will burn in the engine causing a smoke cloud. Gregs trans was blowing oil out the vent.
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Posted by bigdude  -  09/21/2007 10:45 PM
Working good this time!
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