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Mountain Pass
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Transmission started shifting a bit rough while towing a small 28 ft fifth wheel camper, climbed a hill then overheated. I pulled over and waited for it to cool off, it climbed one more hill and decided to have all neutrals other than park.
. I had it towed the rest of the way to the gas station ($220 for 1/3 mile). No transmission fluid. Added some of the crap the gas station has and realized the fluid was rapidly dripping straight back out of the gasket for the transmission fluid pan and the fluid coming out was black. It looked like the gasket actually blew out. I know it's going to be expensive, any idea how expensive? What would cause the gasket to blow?
. I had it towed the rest of the way to the gas station ($220 for 1/3 mile). No transmission fluid. Added some of the crap the gas station has and realized the fluid was rapidly dripping straight back out of the gasket for the transmission fluid pan and the fluid coming out was black. It looked like the gasket actually blew out. I know it's going to be expensive, any idea how expensive? What would cause the gasket to blow?
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What would cause the gasket to blow?
You might get lucky with a new gasket, a fluid flush with new fluid, and an operational vent. Other than that, it's transmission R&R time.
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He's probably correct. It would have been salvageable if for some stroke of crazy luck it was gradual and you caught it because it was marking your driveway. But, it ran dry, at speed, under a load.
Everything in a tranny relies in the fluid.
Everything in a tranny relies in the fluid.
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The dashboard that didn't alert me of the problem until about 10 minutes too late...the refurbished dash I ordered from circuitboardmedics last week just showed up
The guy that runs the transmission shop says I'm welcome to come swap it out before he starts work on the truck
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tow truck company just used a standard 5th wheel pickup to bring me the camper
The dashboard that didn't alert me of the problem until about 10 minutes too late...the refurbished dash I ordered from circuitboardmedics last week just showed up
The guy that runs the transmission shop says I'm welcome to come swap it out before he starts work on the truck
The dashboard that didn't alert me of the problem until about 10 minutes too late...the refurbished dash I ordered from circuitboardmedics last week just showed up
The guy that runs the transmission shop says I'm welcome to come swap it out before he starts work on the truck
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We wound up just as broke down and it took just as long to get home as if I had just left it in park and listened to the screaming and cussing - I edited to remove her exact words, no one else needs to be subjected to that kind of verbal abuse.
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Yep that's a $4000 lesson. All I can say is next time I'll put in earplugs instead of listening to the whining, crying and threats from the "passenger" We wound up just as broke down and it took just as long to get home as if I had just left it in park and listened to the screaming and cussing - I edited to remove her exact words, no one else needs to be subjected to that kind of verbal abuse.
We wound up just as broke down and it took just as long to get home as if I had just left it in park and listened to the screaming and cussing - I edited to remove her exact words, no one else needs to be subjected to that kind of verbal abuse.
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