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Offline 76 k10

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trans leak
« on: April 06, 2008, 02:06:59 am »
ok the other day i was at a stop sign waiting for the clear to go across and then pooof my truck gos up in smoke so the first thing i do is look at my gages and see everything is good so i stab the bettle and hall butty home!!!! lucky i was right by my house so i pull in my drive way and see my tranny is leaking right on my exhust so its smoking really bad lol so i thought i blow a tranny seal so the next day i drop the trans and put a new on in.......well i got everything hooked up and started my truck up and everything was fine so i take it out for a test drive and its as good as new!!!! so i parked it and went to bed the next morrning comes so i get in my truck worm it up and way is that???? the tranny leak is back yay >:( so what could it be??? i no i did everything right iv done it before could it be my converter? help me plz and thank you for your time

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Re: trans leak
« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2008, 08:12:06 am »
It's gonna be hard for anyone to tell you where your leak is, but check the cooler lines, check the vent tube and check behind the torque converter. That's where it has high pressure.
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Re: trans leak
« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2008, 11:15:08 am »
if theres small skuff marks on the converter could that be it