Torque Converter/Transmission Question

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Old 07-06-2003, 08:03 AM
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Ok fellas! You've been of immense help so far, and NOW I've got another problem....It's the 6th of July, and I was on my way to the Outer Banks with my fiance to do some fishing. Going down the highway, we noticed the smell of burning oil. So I stopped, and looked underneath, and transmission fluid was leaking out of the torque converter cover, onto the exhaust pipe. I checked the transmission fluid level, and it said it was about 2 quarts over full. I don't understand this as two days prior, I checked the fluid level, with the vehicle warm and running, in park. It was right on the full mark. I cannot detect the presence of any coolant fluid, having migrated through the coolant lines running through the radiator.
This 1994 with the E4OD Bronco has a torque shudder and I was getting ready to change the torque converter and rebuild the transmission.
I guess my question is this: Why, all of a sudden, did the fluid level in the transmission show overfull? Does it sound like I have blown the front seal on the transmission, or is something amiss with the torque converter? And why is it pumping fluid out of the torque converter cover? HELP! Thanks......Terry.
 
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Old 07-06-2003, 04:10 PM
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Disregard the above post, I think I spent to much time as a hippy in the sixtys. After getting over my being mad and going out to assess the situation I found that it wasn't the tranny at all it was the darned oil pan gasket that let go found it when I checked the motor oil, as I changed it yesterday I knew it was full and today thee Qts. low. Duh Huh ......Terry
 
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