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Old 05-29-2018, 03:42 PM   #40
65val
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Re: Slight miss at idle...'99 Windy 3.8L

Well, we now have a new problem...a bit more major than a small miss....I have trans fluid leaking out of the bellhousing. When accelerating from a stop light today, I felt this gigantic shudder, stepped off the gas, shudder quit, then I easily accelerated again and the van drove OK. When I get home, within 10 minutes, I have a nice size puddle of trans fluid under the van. Drove it up on the ramps, and see the fluid leaking out of the bellhousing area. So this is a bit more of a problem than the miss. Am I in for a new trans, or can the seal just be replaced? Like I say, I drove the van home(about20 miles) after the shudder occurred, and it drove up onto my repair ramps, so I'm hoping the actual transmission is still OK.
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