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Subject:Re: Strange Auto Trans Behavior
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Tue, 25 May 2010 11:17:16 -0700

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 8:27 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> The fluid whistling noise tells me that most likely one of the clutch
> pistons is ripped. I always try to replace them at overhaul time. Many
> shops
> do not. I have also had some new one fail.
>
> Dennis
>
>
Thanks again, Dennis. This further supports my decision to replace with a
known good trans rather
than fixing the broken one. I didn't want to replace if it was simple thing
such as a valve body or TQ.

BenT