Ok, ive dunnit now. I went to the junkyard and bought 4 older style rims for my ranger, the guys at the junkyard just gave me the tires that were on them as they were to lazy to take them off. So, since they were all mismatched, and most of the tires were worthless since chunks were taken out of them, i decided to go to my friends and have a burnout contest. Ok, got there, put some water on concrete, and let them spin (brake stand, torque breaking, etc). About on my 4th time doing this I got out to see my tire marks, and i noticed some red stuff right in the middle of my tire tracks, so i looked under the truck, and sure enough, drip drip drip, the tranny is leaking fluid right at the gasket that meets up with the motor. Well, i let the truck sit for 10 min, while i put my regular tires back on, and looked again, and it had stopped, and i drove back home, not noticing any lights or problems with the transmission, when i got home, i looked and it still wasnt leaking anymore. Good sign right? i drove it to work and back home (2 miles) and it still wasnt leaking. Before a bunch of people tell me i shouldnt have been out brake standing, i allready know that, and wish i didnt, i have never abused my truck to this extent before, and the 1 time i do it, i break somthing. I have noticed when i changed my oil the past few times there has been alot of buildup next to that gasket on the engine and tranny like it was leaking before. What would cause this? Is everything going to be ok, should i not drive the truck untill its fixed, or should i just say screw it, put a 5.0 with a T-5 from a mustang in it?

 

Sounds like the front seal is going away?
Go nuts & do the 5.0!!!
AL.
P.S. Peter94 BAD!!!

 

I should just get some rtv sealant and patch it up, or some jb weld, i dont care, how much work is it to change one of these gaskets/seals?

 

I don't think that will work, sorry.

 

Peter, you can't glue up a front seal.
If in fact it is the front seal, the tranny has to come out to gain access to it. The actual seal change is easy.
AL.

 

ok, i saw a tranny laying at advanced auto, so now i have an idea of what your talking about. Here's my question, how come it only did it when I was abusing it? Is it because there was so much heat in there etc......Or will i be fine driving it like it is for a while untill i can change the tranny/or put in a manual one. How much extra work will it be to put in a manual one from a ranger in a junkyard? My guess is that the hardest part will be getting the old tranny out and putting the new one in.

 

I'd just keep an eye on it, drive it normally, don't do any more brakestands. Pull out the tranny dipstick, drip some fluid onto a paper towel and see if it looks dark, and smells burnt. Compare color and smell to some fresh fluid. If it seems burnt/darkened, then start to prepare yourself for the tranny swap. These are an expensive transmission to rebuild, and, at least around here, it's hard to find a good M5R1 for a 4.0 in the wrecking yards that's still in good shape. I'm faced with the same thing, my auto trans is on it's way out and I'm looking for a good 5-speed to swap in. I'm thinking about going 5.0 as well. If you do swap to a manual, you have to scrounge quite a few parts. Both pedals, master and slave cylinders, shifter, etc. I have 2 parts trucks, both manuals, but still no good tranny. At least I have all the linkages, pedals, and so on. Here's a good link that tells you what you need for a V8 swap, a lot of work and more down-time than a tranny swap. Good Luck. -TD (The link will take you to another FTE page, just click on the "Click here" link part way down)

http://www.jamesduff.com/broncoII/v8conversion.html

 

Being hard on the the tranny like that, you might have built up the pressure inside, and heated up the fluid enough where it squeezed out of the seal. My Ranger tranny even has a vent tube for this purpose.

If it isn't leaking puddles anymore, and your tranny is shifting OK, then I'd go ahead and drive it, just keep an eye on the fluid level and seal.