Might want to try asking at www.therangerstation.com It is a ford 4wd
site with a lot of pretty knowledgeable people
Chas. Schlismann wrote:
>Stopped to get gas while towing a LBC to our shop, came out after paying and
>saw red. Trans fluid was dripping on the concrete, lost several pints right
>there. Ran back in, bought trans sealer and every qt. of ATF they had and
>filled the trans. Checked the level every few miles and made it to the shop
>(over 30 miles) without losing a drop. After many hundreds of miles since
>this incident, the fluid level remains constant.
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>Although this trusty '94 Exploder has 180,000 mi., the transmission has been
>twice replaced. When my friend (an excellent mechanic) suddenly lost fluid
>and my daughter suddenly lost fluid (the two previous owners). I think I
>caught a break as I'd left the thing running while fueling and the bloody
>trans started to leak as I returned to it.
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>What would cause this situation? I'm not a believer in snake oil (trans
>sealer) and am paranoidically limited to short trips even though it's not lost
>a drop in 2 mos. I'd like to fix this permanently and have a way of
>monitoring the fluid on-the-go: some sort of temp or pressure gauge(s) or ???
> The rebuilt trans has maybe 20,000 mi on it, is out of warranty and too
>expensive to replace! This Ford is way too useful and reliable in every other
>respect... AND driving today from the middle of Iowa to Chicago with an engine
>in the trunk of my SAAB (not an acceptable substitute) is not fun . TIA,
>Charlie (Totally Ignorant of Auto transmissions)
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John
another one of them
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