RE: [RC] tranmission specialists - Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk
Yes an automatic trans can get so hot that
it will boil over. What happens is the torque converter is generating a lot of
force, but the wheels are not moving. This can cause damage to the fluid, and
I would be sure to check the trans fluid level ASAP. Depending on the year of
your f350 the trans can be prone to early failure because of overheating. Mine
is a 1990’s and when pulling our steel 20’ goose trailer it burnt
up in about 50k miles. We had it replaced with a “super duty”
model that is supposed to be for towing as well as adding a trans cooler that
is rated for 26K lbs. ( I am not sure what that really means, but that is what
they told me).
The meat of this answer is CHECK YOUR
TRANS FLUID ASAP. A good trans shop can also tell you if it should be changed
because of being scalded.
Best of luck
adam
Jannelle Wilde & Adam Falk
584 Romie Howard Rd.
Yoncalla OR 97499
541-849-2460
866-241-1531 (toll-free)
home.centurytel.net/mfarm
From:
ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dixie Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 3:15
PM To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] tranmission
specialists
Anyone out there
mechanically inclined to tell me if a transmission can get so hot it can boil
over like a radiator? It's my horse haulin' truck and I'm worried. It was
working a landscape job today and a stump wasn't moving, I made some
adjustments and while bent over noticed fluid dripping. I turned the
engine off and looked under to find fluid coming from a pan that looked like it
had a place for an overflow. I quit the job and cleaned up, didn't lose
but a dinner plate of a spot and it's done...brought it home 12 miles, no
problem in the shifting and no more leaking 3 hours later. I am going to
hook to my horse trailer and pull it around some tomorrow to see what happens.
Can anyone give me any hope? BTW, it's an F-350. Dixie
