Am I hearing that the trans came from Manny?
If it did I know he will work with you.
Feel like you must had a reason to change fluid when you did.
On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 6:22 PM Larry via Gmclist
wrote:
> > > `Must not been a great rebuilt.
> > > If material is soft, it should be the friction material.
> > > If metallic, torque convertor or other.
> > > One thousand miles and it is not fresh red color, than the clutch
> plates
> > > were slipping and burning.
> > > Take the trans back to the shop and request they do it right.
> >
> > Returning it is not an option. I've been in touch with Manny about a
> replacement. I'm trying to understand what's going on and whether I can get
> > a few miles from it in the local area.
>
> JMHO but you could try doing several quick trans fluid changes...complete
> changes. I did this on my Toyota Prius with VERY DARK trans fluid, and 70K
> miles later, still driving it, still pink on yearly changes. Go out and
> buy the cheapest trans fluid you can get your hands on. Drain fluid,
> including
> the torque converter. Drop the pan, change the filter and refill with
> fresh trans fluid. Take the coach for a 10 mile or so EASY drive. Change the
> fluid again. Take for another 10mile drive. By now the fluid should be
> coming out pretty pink. If not, do another change. Do your final change to a
> brand name fluid either Dino or Synthetic. Now drive it and see what
> happens. During the first change, take a sample and send to Blackstone
> labs. They
> can tell you what is going on inside and help you decide what to do next.
>
>
https://www.blackstone-labs.com/?session-id=lh1ef2550diahc45zo1cyrul&timeout=20&bslauth&urlbase=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackstone-labs.net%2FBstone%2F%28S%28lh1ef2550diahc45zo1cyrul%29%29%2F
>
> Doing this may or may not help your problem, but is cheaper than a rebuild
> and if it does not solve the issue, you've only lost time and several
> gallons of cheap fluid.
> This is how I do a complete fluid change. This is a very messy procedure;
> you're gonna spill fluid, so be prepared with dry rags and the like to
> clean-up afterwards.
>
> 1. Do this with the trans cold. Wait at least over night.
> 2. Raise the coach high enough to get a 5 gal pail under it with room to
> spare.
> 3. Disconnect both trans lines at the radiator, and be prepared to catch
> the
> fluid coming out of the cooler in the radiator.
> 4. Attach hose extensions to the lines and drop the lines into the 5 gal
> pail.
> 5. Using two people, start the motor for only couple of seconds. Do this to
> identify which line the fluid will come out of. Now you know which line you
> *must* keep in the bucket.
> 6. Again, using two people, (one to run the motor, the other to watch the
> fluid) start the motor.
> 7. Run the motor until the fluid line begins spurting air. Shut motor off
> immediately! The fluid will get quite frothy.
> 8. Allow to stand without the motor running for 4-5 minutes. This will let
> excess fluid in the trans drain down into the pan.
> 9. Start the motor again for no more than 5 seconds. Shut off the motor.
> This will pump out that last little bit in the pan and make dropping the
> pan
> a lot less messy.
> 10. Let the oil lines drip into the pail while you drop the trans pan.
> 11. Drop the trans pan, and replace the filter using two (2) "O" rings at
> the filter.
> 12. Hook up the two trans lines to the oil cooler at the radiator.
> 13. Fill the trans with about 7 quarts of trans fluid.
> 14. Start the motor and allow to idle for about 30 seconds or so before
> checking fluid level.
> 15. Check fluid level and add accordingly.
> 16. Once full, drive until normal operating temp is reached, and recheck
> fluid level. Add fluid to bring to "Full".
>
> I've used this procedure on every auto trans that I've owned for .... well
> .... forever.
>
> This is just the way I do it....no guarantee it will fix your issue.
>
> Just my relatively informed, off the cuff, back yard mechanic, gut level,
> eyeball it up and guesstimate, way of doing things....that's all...
> --
> Larry
> 78 Royale w/500 Caddy
> Menomonie, WI.
>
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