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Subject:Re: Tranny woes solved we think - update
From:Marla Stelk
Date:Fri, 22 Nov 2002 10:06:33 -0500

Sorry - that was just my own ignorance - I do have an auto tranny - thought
that it had 4 gears....interesting.

Peace,
Marla
'87 Westy Van "Morrison"

"From your e-mail, it sounded like you had an automatic and  they are only
>three speeds...."

You wrote:
>
>"I was losing gear oil and tranny fluid and had oil flying over my engine
>compartment.  It
>was slipping and sticking from 2nd to 3rd and 4th to 3rd.  Evidently, one
>of
>the differential bearings slipped (I think he said slipped) and poked a
>hole
>into the seal so tranny fluid was getting into the differential and gear
>oil
>was leaking out.
>
>4 speeds use the same fluid in both sections of the transaxle.  Sorry if I
>misunderstood.
>
>                                                 Jay
>
>
>

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