Long story. I got the new motor installed 2 weeks ago. It had a crack in the valve cover that was not discovered until after the motor was in and driven many miles. The smoke was a dead give away. Replaced valve cover and it was good, except there was a large amount of oil in the engine bay. No biggie. Powerwash it and done.
I parked in the driveway and noticed a good spot of oil each morning. Humm, I thought. I must have missed some oil when I washed it. After 3 days I finally checking the fluid color, and realize it is transmission fluid! Why did I not notice sooner? Because it was dripping into a spot where I had leaked oil earlier.
Now it gets bad. I pull the transmission dipstick after I get home from work and see little wafts of smoke coming out. Oh sh!t
I added 3.5 quarts to bring it up to level. It was HOT. More smoke with each pour. F! Next I jack her up and see one of the trans lines had rusted through. This thing was spewing trans fluid for days!!
I had the lines replaced and drove the last 1.5 weeks without much issue. I noticed a "bog" around 2400 rpms, but thought it was something else. Also some slippage at the top of 1st and a hard shift into second when getting on it (relatively speaking), but wasn't tremendously concerned because I hardly even get on it.
Today I picked-up my boat from storage (18" fiberglass fish and ski) and could tell something was wrong as soon as I pulled out onto the road. No power. What felt like massive slippage. Pedal to the floor and going almost nowhere, although the rpms would not sckyrocket, the truck would not move either. It bogged more than anything. Gas off, gas on, gas off, gas on and I could get it to shift, but no power still. Pull over, let her cool 10 mins, and I was good for another few miles. Thankfully I made it home.
So that's my story. To the trans shop I go soon. I have no funds and it drives fine (relatively speaking) when not towing, so I may ride this out for a while.
Your thoughts? 166k on the trans. Is it likely toast, or just clutches (wishful thinking).
I CANNOT WIN THIS YEAR!!!
I parked in the driveway and noticed a good spot of oil each morning. Humm, I thought. I must have missed some oil when I washed it. After 3 days I finally checking the fluid color, and realize it is transmission fluid! Why did I not notice sooner? Because it was dripping into a spot where I had leaked oil earlier.
Now it gets bad. I pull the transmission dipstick after I get home from work and see little wafts of smoke coming out. Oh sh!t
I added 3.5 quarts to bring it up to level. It was HOT. More smoke with each pour. F! Next I jack her up and see one of the trans lines had rusted through. This thing was spewing trans fluid for days!!
I had the lines replaced and drove the last 1.5 weeks without much issue. I noticed a "bog" around 2400 rpms, but thought it was something else. Also some slippage at the top of 1st and a hard shift into second when getting on it (relatively speaking), but wasn't tremendously concerned because I hardly even get on it.
Today I picked-up my boat from storage (18" fiberglass fish and ski) and could tell something was wrong as soon as I pulled out onto the road. No power. What felt like massive slippage. Pedal to the floor and going almost nowhere, although the rpms would not sckyrocket, the truck would not move either. It bogged more than anything. Gas off, gas on, gas off, gas on and I could get it to shift, but no power still. Pull over, let her cool 10 mins, and I was good for another few miles. Thankfully I made it home.
So that's my story. To the trans shop I go soon. I have no funds and it drives fine (relatively speaking) when not towing, so I may ride this out for a while.
Your thoughts? 166k on the trans. Is it likely toast, or just clutches (wishful thinking).
I CANNOT WIN THIS YEAR!!!
