Tranny bleeding all over the place
Okay, I am no ace mechanic, so some of my descriptions may be more descriptive than technical. That said, I was pulling a trailer full (appr 1000 lbs.) of household goods with my '98 Sonoma, which was also loaded with appr. 500lbs, through the mountains of Pennsylvania. The tranny started shifting a little funny, dropping from 4th back to 3rd when I let off the gas at my cruising speed. About halfway up a really long grade, I see blue smoke behind me. I pull over to discover a metal cap on the bottom of the tranny case which has popped open and is letting all my tranny fluid spill out. It is a small metal cap which has 3 legs that slip into a hole under the tranny case. Without some type of seal, it will not hold any fluid. Any ideas how to repair this? Is the transmission hosed? Is this something I can do or should I take it to a repair shop? My truck is a '98 GMC Sonoma with the 2.2L 4-Cyl engine, ext. cab. Thanks for any help!
Smaug
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