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Tranny died. Truck towed home. Help!!
Old 08-08-2001, 03:17 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Angry Tranny died. Truck towed home. Help!!

Coming home from work. Going uphill trans started slipping and truck stopped. Tried to runaway downhill backwards in drive! Outside air temp 100°+. Truck temps normal. Trans overheat light never came on.

Waited a little while and coaxed it to move forwards. Got it over the top and came down the hill in drive but it felt like it was in neutral.

Coasted to a stop. No forward movement in any gear. No rearward movement in reverse. Called for a flatbed, and towed it home.

While waiting for the tow I checked the fluid. It appeared to be overfull! Once home and on the ground, I put it in reverse and it moved. Haven't tried drive yet.

Any ideas?

The ironic thing is; I had just this morning called Bill K. and got some great information (again!) on a different matter. Go figure.
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