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Old 10-23-2001, 04:52 PM
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Originally posted by maestro
sorry, i was agitated when i posted it he didnt say put oil where the coolant goes, he said put water where the coolant goes, untill it gets home (about 8 miles). stupid mistake. Anyway, i started it after puting water in the coolant place, and it runs fine. problem is the transmission barely engages. i put it in drive and it has to be at about 4000 rpm just to inch forward. reverse is like 5k.no smoke though, but i only ran it for a couple of minutes. no engine lights come on either. maybe it isnt coolant at all, but trans fluid?
I would absolutely check your transmission fluid level. Hopefully all you need to do is top it off, but it sounds to me like you lost a hose somewhere.

Don't drive it any more until you do this. The transmission is extremely sensitive to heat, and without fluid flowing through it I imagine the heat could build up real fast-like.

Good luck.
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