So I sold a '69 Grande OVER 1 year ago, and then I ended up storing it, keeping it insured, and keeping the plates current for him... Never again will I make that mistake in selling a vehicle! Anyway, I took it down off jack stands and checked the oil, water, and PS fluid and topped off as needed. But since I don't mess with ATs that much, I didn't think to check the fluid level.
Went to drive it over an hour down to the airport to meet the clown so he could finally pick it up and get it out of my hair, and it paused before going into gear, but went in and I took off. Went down to the end of my road, stopped, and it rolled backward just a little bit! WTF? And then it paused again before going forward as I ended up kind of stomping on it to get it going. Still not realizing what was going on, I kept driving another couple of miles before the transmission started obviously slipping, as the motor revved while I slowed down! Yikes! I pulled over immediately and checked the fluid level, which ended up being 2 quarts low. Once I added the ATF-F, it dropped into gear and we proceeded down to the airport and it drove just like it always had.
So, does being 2 quarts low make all FMXs not shift/slip clutches? Don't these things hold like 8-9 quarts? Not that it's a good thing, but with a capacity of that volume, shouldn't being low a couple of quarts not affect the performance to that degree? Or is this a sign that this particular transmission is weak?
Went to drive it over an hour down to the airport to meet the clown so he could finally pick it up and get it out of my hair, and it paused before going into gear, but went in and I took off. Went down to the end of my road, stopped, and it rolled backward just a little bit! WTF? And then it paused again before going forward as I ended up kind of stomping on it to get it going. Still not realizing what was going on, I kept driving another couple of miles before the transmission started obviously slipping, as the motor revved while I slowed down! Yikes! I pulled over immediately and checked the fluid level, which ended up being 2 quarts low. Once I added the ATF-F, it dropped into gear and we proceeded down to the airport and it drove just like it always had.
So, does being 2 quarts low make all FMXs not shift/slip clutches? Don't these things hold like 8-9 quarts? Not that it's a good thing, but with a capacity of that volume, shouldn't being low a couple of quarts not affect the performance to that degree? Or is this a sign that this particular transmission is weak?