Re: [ihc] Tranny Fluid Leak ! CURED !

[Ted Borck <tborck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 6 Apr 2004, Joel M Brodsky wrote:

> Binders,
>       Thanks all for the heads up!  I got the seals at lunch yesterday, a
> case of trans fluid and a drain pan, and arrived just a bit late for dinner
> at my folks' house.  After dinner I started on the job...11PM.

<snip>

> Fluid began dripping about 3 drops per second from a cooling line headed
> to the radiator.  There was a section of rubber hose as the line goes
> around the edge of the bellhousing..I had thought this was to prevent
> rubbing.  Apparently, the previous owner....hehe sorry John, had cut the
> line at some point, and applied a small piece of fuel line with two hose
> clamps to join the tubing together.

<snip>

> The rubber line was swollen from the ATF and VERY pliable.  I replaced
> this section of hose and applied new clamps and voila!  The leak has
> stopped.

<snip>

> Thanks again for all the help, as it turned out it was four hose clamps and
> a piece of fuel line that saved the day, and I never had to drop the pan.

Occam's razor strikes again.

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Ted Borck	tborck@domain.elided