tranny fluid leaking into radiator?
08-18-2002, 05:25 PM
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tranny fluid leaking into radiator?
noticed the other day that the fluid in the radiator is looking red. I flushed it, then after a drive, it had some red in it again. I checked the tranny fluid and it was a little low...making me think that the tranny fluid was leaking into the coolant....anybody heard of this? the radiator is only a year old.
08-18-2002, 07:30 PM
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Car: 86 firebird with 98 firebird interi
Engine: pump gas 427sbc Dart Lil M 13.5:1
Transmission: Oldani TH400 w/ BTE 9" convertor
Axle/Gears: 31 spline Moser/full spool/4.11Rich
You don't hear about it much but it does happen, usually the tranny cooler ballon tank inside the radiator gets a small rupture and leaks the fluid into the antifreeze like you describe. Sucks that it's only a year old but you know the saying-**** Happens!
08-18-2002, 07:44 PM
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Well I guess a new radiator is in order.....know any good radiators that wont empty the bank like a Be Cool? How about a griffin?
08-18-2002, 08:06 PM
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They're just like everything else this ones good, no this ones better, blah, blah... I've never had a Be Cool but my buddy had a Griffen in his 406 vega and it kept it cool no problem. My uncle just bought a back halved S-10 that a guy lost intrest in and he's gonna run the Be Cool when it comes to that point.
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I may be wrong here but 1) Try this : take a big clear glass, fill it with coolant, pour trany fluid in and the trany fluid should sink as it is a more heavy oil than coolant. If it does just get a sample of your engines coolant in a glass, leave it over night and than check to see if trany fluid is really in there. It should settle down and sink.
08-18-2002, 09:22 PM
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Originally posted by 86-350
I may be wrong here but 1) Try this : take a big clear glass, fill it with coolant, pour trany fluid in and the trany fluid should sink as it is a more heavy oil than coolant. If it does just get a sample of your engines coolant in a glass, leave it over night and than check to see if trany fluid is really in there. It should settle down and sink.
I may be wrong here but 1) Try this : take a big clear glass, fill it with coolant, pour trany fluid in and the trany fluid should sink as it is a more heavy oil than coolant. If it does just get a sample of your engines coolant in a glass, leave it over night and than check to see if trany fluid is really in there. It should settle down and sink.
08-18-2002, 09:24 PM
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Originally posted by IHI
They're just like everything else this ones good, no this ones better, blah, blah... I've never had a Be Cool but my buddy had a Griffen in his 406 vega and it kept it cool no problem. My uncle just bought a back halved S-10 that a guy lost intrest in and he's gonna run the Be Cool when it comes to that point.
They're just like everything else this ones good, no this ones better, blah, blah... I've never had a Be Cool but my buddy had a Griffen in his 406 vega and it kept it cool no problem. My uncle just bought a back halved S-10 that a guy lost intrest in and he's gonna run the Be Cool when it comes to that point.
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08-18-2002, 09:31 PM
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ahh I would suggest not driving your car untill you get it fixed, cause if it ends up leaking the other way then you will need a complete trans rebuild, I would still suggest doing a trans service just in case.
08-18-2002, 09:38 PM
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Car: '89 RS
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Originally posted by mechanicalmehem
ahh I would suggest not driving your car untill you get it fixed, cause if it ends up leaking the other way then you will need a complete trans rebuild, I would still suggest doing a trans service just in case.
ahh I would suggest not driving your car untill you get it fixed, cause if it ends up leaking the other way then you will need a complete trans rebuild, I would still suggest doing a trans service just in case.
But yea, I've already talk to my tranny guy and they're gonna flush it out for me
08-24-2002, 08:23 PM
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a good radiator is the one that autozone sells and www.radiatorexpress.com sells it'sl 3 row and has an AWSOME tranny cooler in it. The radiator is copper core with brass ends.
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