<VV> RE: No Corvair - Auto Trans Leak Remedy

[Eric S. Eberhard]

We have a 92 Ford F-250 with Automatic OD transmission -- and they had a 
terrible reputation for not lasting well.  After 70K or so it was slipping 
so badly I could hardly drive it and it leaked so much it was hardly worth 
fixing.  With little to loose I put in some of the "swell the seals" snake 
oil AND some of the "stop the slipping" snake oil.  It stopped both leaking 
and slipping.  It lasted to 105K and started slipping again.  The snake oil 
did not work that time.  We tow an 8000 lbs trailer regularly so I was not 
unhappy with the result.

At 09:20 AM 8/16/2004, mopar@jbcs2.net wrote:
>Any of these "fixes" are an episode of "snake oil" which may cause more
>damage than good. Some of these fixes contain brake fluid which swells the
>seals. But they could cause even more damage buy swelling the other seals
>in the transmission.
>I've seen this stuff before under various brand names, 50 cents worth of
>chemical sold for $6 and up. I've never heard of any of it any good.
>I would bite the bullet and fix the seal, just my opinion.
>Gary Swiatowy
>
>Reply-To: goofyroo@excite.com
>Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 04:13:05 -0400 (EDT)
>Subject: <VV> No Corvair - Auto Trans Leak Remedy
>
>I have a 93 Explorer with a front transmission seal leak.  It will cost
>$500 or a weekend on my back to fix.
>
>Has anyone had good experience with auto transmission additives that claim
>to swell seals and stop leaks such as this?
>
>The truck has 115,000 miles and a V6.  The PO appears to have treated it
>gently and the transmission functions well.
>
>Michael Smith
>Dallas
>
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