Michael,
Aren't there any spill marks on the tranny to pinpoint the leak or are you
"guilty" of dirty tranny?
Probably your hunch was right as well as Ben's.
66 Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: <CalSpeed@aol.com>
To: <motormite@hotmail.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: tranny leak
> << It would more than likely be the cause of the leak.
> BZ >>
>
> Oh...... I sure hope so. Funny thing was that i was revving it up at
around
> 5500 in third and then went into fourth. I slowed the pace alittle and
> noticed a strong smell of fluid. I looked in my rearview and saw a huge
> cloud of smoke. "Oh no.....!" I pulled over and looked underneath the
car
> and saw a nice steady dripping on the front right side. I got back in
> wanting to make the drive back home since I was still pretty far from
home.
>
> Ten miles later I heard a rattle. I pulled over again and saw the speedo
> cable dragging. I tucked it into the frame holes and made it home without
> incident. I also didnt have any more tranny fluid smell. The shifting
was
> smooth if not smoother then before. (Strange huh...?) I have yet to hook
up
> the cable but I do have a question. Would the leak stop due to the level
> dropping? If I wereto answer this question I would have to say yes.
>
> Any imput would be great.
>
> Michael "Calspeed" Carion
> 1967.5 SRL Solex (Taching out this morning....!)
>
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