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Well, my theory is a mixture of the worn out cv on the front driveshaft and the kids that owned it before me, pull starting it in 4 low all the time. I also discovered that the motor mount on the driver's side is apparently shot so that doesn't help matters either.. But considering all of the main webbing was still in tact, I'm not certain.
Anyways, its been just over 24 hours so I decided to fill the trans back up and take it for a spin. Drove it ~ 7 miles down the highway and back to the house on some back roads. Made sure to run it through all the gears and get it up to the same speed that I saw the massive leak the last time. I also took off a bit hard which is how I determined the motor mount was bad as the engine/trans tilted hard towards the passenger side of the truck. Needless to say, I think I stressed the case a bit.
Got back to the house and in the trip where I lost 1/2 a qt of fluid the last time, there wasnt enough of a leak to even make a drip on the cross member. I did have a very slight leak still up near the top (above the oil level) which was a spot I had apparently missed... so I let it sit for a bit.. cleaned it all off again... wire brushed around the edges of where the jb weld is currently and cleaned it really well... then 2nd coated the entire area blending it back a bit further around the top where I had missed it.
For the time being, I'd say it will be fine to drive into town to pick up materials and get back and forth to work. I'll definitely be keeping my eyes open for a trans or a tail housing. If I can keep it together until next winter, I'll plan to pull it apart and rebuild it with a new housing or rebuild another unit and swap it in.
Gonna try and lay some paint on it this weekend and fix the brake lights... then start driving it for a little while and see what else comes up.
More to come.
Anyways, its been just over 24 hours so I decided to fill the trans back up and take it for a spin. Drove it ~ 7 miles down the highway and back to the house on some back roads. Made sure to run it through all the gears and get it up to the same speed that I saw the massive leak the last time. I also took off a bit hard which is how I determined the motor mount was bad as the engine/trans tilted hard towards the passenger side of the truck. Needless to say, I think I stressed the case a bit.
Got back to the house and in the trip where I lost 1/2 a qt of fluid the last time, there wasnt enough of a leak to even make a drip on the cross member. I did have a very slight leak still up near the top (above the oil level) which was a spot I had apparently missed... so I let it sit for a bit.. cleaned it all off again... wire brushed around the edges of where the jb weld is currently and cleaned it really well... then 2nd coated the entire area blending it back a bit further around the top where I had missed it.
For the time being, I'd say it will be fine to drive into town to pick up materials and get back and forth to work. I'll definitely be keeping my eyes open for a trans or a tail housing. If I can keep it together until next winter, I'll plan to pull it apart and rebuild it with a new housing or rebuild another unit and swap it in.
Gonna try and lay some paint on it this weekend and fix the brake lights... then start driving it for a little while and see what else comes up.
More to come.