that´s happen with my 70 camaro
get a TH350 too, and it´s happen the same thing, cuz my camaro stay in my garage for almost 20 year, and now i have to replace all the gaskets, from the engine and transmition, cuz the car runs great, but i always have to put more oil for a ride!! hehehehe
see pics on
http://www.geocities.com/bielinha83/Camaro
i post an Burnout video too!!!! hehehehe
Giorgio
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| Data: | Quarta-feira, 12 de Janeiro de 2005 07:40 |
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| Para: | [EMAIL PROTECTED], The Chevelle Mailing List < Chevelle-list@chevelles.net > |
| Assunto: | Re: [Chevelle-list] help, odd transmission leak |
>The gaskets dry out when not used, then the get "wet" again when you drive and will
>seal for a while again.
>Ciao André
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> > Hey all,
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>> I went out to the garage this morning where my '70 has been parked since
>> mid-October. My TH350 has leaked so much trans fluid, that I noticed it
>> because it's creeping out from under the car! At least 1.5-2quarts. I was
>> under the car in October/November and didn't notice anything unusual then,
>> maybe the odd drop or two.. The trans was rebuilt in the late 90s, and
>> hasn't been touched since 2001 and worked great when I parked it. The car
>> has not been turned over/started since October, either. I pushed it out of
>> the garage once, and back in.
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>> During the summer, when it see periodic use, it doesn't leak. The TH400 in
>> my El Camino did the same thing, although it would leak horrendously if it
>> sat for just a week or more. But it didn't leak if I drove the car every
>> few days. I chalked it up to an old tranny that needed a rebuild. That is
>> not the case with this one.
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>> So what on earth causes a trans to leak from NOT being used?
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>> -Dave
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