Hey guys, I haven't been postin' very much lately with all that I have goin' on, but it's good to get on here when I can. I was wondering if you guys could help me out.....
As some of you may know, I've had my '97 off the road for over a year now, makin' some changes to the body and interior, and engine etc.... A few weeks ago, I pulled out the radiator and the aux. tranny cooler. I took one of the rubber lines from the tranny cooler and used it to loop the stock tranny lines going to and from the radiator. Ever since then, the tranny has been leaking fluid. It is NOT leaking from the transmission lines. I jacked the car up to search for the location of the leak, but couldn't point it out. I cleaned the outside of the pan, and as much of the bottom of the tranny case as possible so that it would be easier to find.
When I got back to the car a few days later, it seemed like it was coming from above the tranny pan, possibly the dipstick tube? I don't understand how it could be leaking like this, just sitting there. I estimate about 5 qts have leaked out over the past 6-8 weeks!! The car can not move under it's own power as it sits right now, so I can't get it on a lift and I only get to work on the car about 2 days per week, max. If anyone has any idea what might be going on, please let me know. Your help is always greatly appreciated. Thanks,
-Joe Michael
As some of you may know, I've had my '97 off the road for over a year now, makin' some changes to the body and interior, and engine etc.... A few weeks ago, I pulled out the radiator and the aux. tranny cooler. I took one of the rubber lines from the tranny cooler and used it to loop the stock tranny lines going to and from the radiator. Ever since then, the tranny has been leaking fluid. It is NOT leaking from the transmission lines. I jacked the car up to search for the location of the leak, but couldn't point it out. I cleaned the outside of the pan, and as much of the bottom of the tranny case as possible so that it would be easier to find.
When I got back to the car a few days later, it seemed like it was coming from above the tranny pan, possibly the dipstick tube? I don't understand how it could be leaking like this, just sitting there. I estimate about 5 qts have leaked out over the past 6-8 weeks!! The car can not move under it's own power as it sits right now, so I can't get it on a lift and I only get to work on the car about 2 days per week, max. If anyone has any idea what might be going on, please let me know. Your help is always greatly appreciated. Thanks,
-Joe Michael
