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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 11:37 AM
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where is trans fluid going?

i have an 89 2wd f-350, 460 w c-6... i keep adding tranny fluid but i can't find a leak but noticed that a vacuum line was covered with it...is this possible or something else? what do i need to do?
 
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 02:28 PM
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I cant remember the name of the vacum line, but it goes into the intake or something like that. Either way, your engine is sucking in the tranny fluid and burning it. Its been at least twice the same thing has happened to me, but in GM's.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 03:05 PM
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I would believe that this means that your vaccum modulator or something related has gone bad.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2004 | 04:29 PM
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thanks, now it is starting to make sense...how bad is it that it is getting into the engine?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2004 | 09:00 AM
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it won't hurt anything but you better get that vacuum modulator fixed asap it could screw your tranny up for good. it is not hard to do
 
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