Transmision whent Dead while driving!!
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Burning Brakes
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Transmision whent Dead while driving!!
Hi I was driving on the highway with my '94 vette with around 70MPH on the speedometer and all of a sudden my Automatic transmission went dead! Just as if I placed it in Neutral!
The car doesn't drive on all gears including reverse!
Checked the transmission fluid and it was fine.
What could have caused this and how can I fix it?
Thanx
The car doesn't drive on all gears including reverse!
Checked the transmission fluid and it was fine.
What could have caused this and how can I fix it?
Thanx
Instructor
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From: edmonton alberta
Hi I was driving on the highway with my '94 vette with around 70MPH on the speedometer and all of a sudden my Automatic transmission went dead! Just as if I placed it in Neutral!
The car doesn't drive on all gears including reverse!
Checked the transmission fluid and it was fine.
What could have caused this and how can I fix it?
Thanx
The car doesn't drive on all gears including reverse!
Checked the transmission fluid and it was fine.
What could have caused this and how can I fix it?
Thanx
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From: Hampton, VA Yea, i'm a redneck... but you love it
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From: Palatka Florida
time for a rebuild,check the trans fluid for a dark brown color,and a bad varnish smell ,but i would bet you your trans is toast,you burnt up the clutches in the trans,when you rebuild the trans it would be a good idea to instal a good trans cooler ,cuz heat destroyes a transmission
been there, done that
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Once in awhile the rotor in the pump will break, and there will be no movement at all. Check to see if this has happened, by disconnecting the bottom feed line at the radiator to see if there is any oil coming out when you start the motor. It should come out immediately in a steady stream. Put a container under the line when doing this, you will only need to do it for a couple of seconds. No fluid means most likely a broken rotor. Transmission will have to be removed to fix this.
