Sea-foam trans tune

[Farm boy]

Hey before i do it: is there any reason not to run the Sea-foam trans tune in my turbo 350 tranny? I was thinking i might have heard something about it at some point but there is a very good possibility that it had been in reference to something else.

[Jason S]

Is there a reason to run the Sea-Foam trans tune?  Are you having specific issues with the transmission?

[Farm boy]

yah it doesn't shirt quite right, and it's spewed a little fluid up threw the dipstick a few time. Talked to a freind of mine and that's what said he'd do, but i thought i'd ask just to make sure.

[Jason S]

I'm by no means an expert with automatic transmission issues and I'm sure others will chime in on the subject. 

Have you had the truck a while and experienced the issues or has it recently occurred? Have you checked the following:  1) transmission fluid level; 2) ensured the tranny cooler is not blocked; 3) had a filter/fluid change within a reasonable time frame?   

The reason I ask is that sometimes additives can often time mask an underlying issue.  I have used Berryman's B-12 to extend the life of an auto transmission (i.e., it helps soften hardened seals), but it really was just a "bandaid" for the real issue (i.e., the transmission needed an overhaul).   

I'm not saying the Sea-Foam won't help, it may be great if the truck had sat for a long time or was a slow driven farm truck; however, all things being equal one shouldn't have to add "additives" for the transmission to work correctly.

Any additional information might help someone more experienced with automatic tranny issues.

[winky]

Jason has some pretty good advice. Not sure if the 350 has a vent tube like the. 700r. But I've had clogged vent tubes and trans filters cause it to spew out the dip stick (makes a pretty good fire when it hits the headers :/ ) not enough  and too much trans fluids can cause problems as well. I would also check the vacuum line going to the trans as well just my 2 cents

[Farm boy]

basically it acts like it has some gunk in there clogging it up a little so my plan was to run that stuff though it and then flush it.