duaneboggs
Registered User
Well I made it home from Utah to Oklahoma with my 20000lb load. However, I fear I may have hurt the trans. I had to pull 3 very long steep passes and of course everything got hot. I do not have a trans temp gauge. My coolant temp never went over 230 and if it tried I pulled over to let things cool down.
I was down in first gear for several miles doing about 10-12mph pulling with everything it had. When I stopped I noticed trans oil coming out the front seal. When the temps went down it stopped leaking. I put about 2.5 quarts of fluid in trans at the top of each pass.
Trans still shifts good, didn't leak anymore even when pulling hard, and seems to be normal. I will be pulling the pan and changing the fluid and filter as soon as I can.
I have done a search and can't seem to find very much info so I thought I would ask. I appreciate all opinions.
Thanks,
Duane
I was down in first gear for several miles doing about 10-12mph pulling with everything it had. When I stopped I noticed trans oil coming out the front seal. When the temps went down it stopped leaking. I put about 2.5 quarts of fluid in trans at the top of each pass.
Trans still shifts good, didn't leak anymore even when pulling hard, and seems to be normal. I will be pulling the pan and changing the fluid and filter as soon as I can.
I have done a search and can't seem to find very much info so I thought I would ask. I appreciate all opinions.
Thanks,
Duane