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Old 02-18-2013, 12:48 AM
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ok just dropped brand new engine in truck ive drivin bout 800 miles. so far ok. started seeing smoke. and pulled over. stream of yellow.brown fluid coming from my bellhousing. puller.imspectiion plate its coming from behind the torque converter only while running it leaks and i think maybe a front transmission seal its a automatic has 1 2-3 D N R P idk wat tranny it is and idk wat kinda choir im looking at this time its about crusher time im about tired of messing with it its.been thousand after thousand after thousand after thousand going into it i cant keep doing it
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youve gone this far why not just suck it up and get another tranny at the junkyard
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if its easier to replace the seal ill. get it done
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i dont wanna hassle the transfercase
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update no reverse and clickin/ grinding sound when i put it in d
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needs a trans, drove to long without enough fluid in it. the transfercase is not hard to take off.
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i cant exactly afford it so i guess a brand spankin new engines goin in the crusher
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The "yellow.brown" thing concerns me. ATF should be red, or at least somewhat red. Be sure to keep the ATF topped up until you replace the seal. Are you sure you got all your bellhousing bolts good and secure when you replaced the engine?
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