Tranny Leaking
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Tranny Leaking
Ive searched a little, but it would probably be easier to explain. I took the truck out for a drive (maybe about 5 blocks) and it started feeling like it was misfiring. no power, little response when giving it gas. So i limped it home and when I pulled up into the driveway I looked underneath and it had a constant flow of tranny fluid leaking out. made about a 4 inch dia puddle. I want to assume that the tranny overheated and leaked but I have no idea. Its a 74 F-250 w/ a 460 and C6 (i think) the engine and tranny were swapped by p.o. so im taking his word on it at this point. thanks guys!
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Constant flow is gonna be either a blown cooling line, or the front seal. Normally if the front seal craps? It'll drop its fluid and damn quick. Gonna have to drop in more fluid (just enough so it's safe to start and run) and see where it's leaking.
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Ok thanks for that. Im more concerned about maybe overheating than leaking. The engine idles fine, revs up and sounds good standing still, but when i drive it down the road its boggy and unresponsive. Anyone? thanks
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I'd be concerned with both. While overheating will kill a transmission, a leak or run low on fluid will also do the same thing. (slippage)
Having said that to sound like I'm know what I'm doing LOL!! (at times I get lucky)
Is the transmission no longer leaking, and everything squared away with it? Boggy and unresponsive we can normally start looking at engine 'tuning' and that angle. Idles fine, revs good...etc.. But put it into gear and it just goes "Blech" could point towards anything ignition/timing/fuel system.
Good place to start would be tune-up items. When is the last time the plugs/wires/cap/rotor been replaced? Keeping in mind that at idle, the load on the engine is pretty easy and it does not take much to fire the plugs...but under load? The strain does increase, and even something as simple as a carbon track in the disty cap, or a weak plug wire can create problems. On the fuel side of things? The float level in the carb might be a hair to low, and starving it for fuel.
I'd start with the basics first, and work up.
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Having said that to sound like I'm know what I'm doing LOL!! (at times I get lucky)
Is the transmission no longer leaking, and everything squared away with it? Boggy and unresponsive we can normally start looking at engine 'tuning' and that angle. Idles fine, revs good...etc.. But put it into gear and it just goes "Blech" could point towards anything ignition/timing/fuel system.
Good place to start would be tune-up items. When is the last time the plugs/wires/cap/rotor been replaced? Keeping in mind that at idle, the load on the engine is pretty easy and it does not take much to fire the plugs...but under load? The strain does increase, and even something as simple as a carbon track in the disty cap, or a weak plug wire can create problems. On the fuel side of things? The float level in the carb might be a hair to low, and starving it for fuel.
I'd start with the basics first, and work up.
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