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Old 10-22-2009, 10:37 AM   #4
Keith Seymore
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Re: so my truck caught on fire

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Originally Posted by Jonboy View Post
If the transmission overheats, the fluid will expand, and it WILL come out the dipstick tube. The Catalytic converter is right in the area where the fluid drops to. There was a bulletin from GM about this in the early 90's, and that is also why the dipstick and tube was redesigned, to incorporate a boot seal and a locking cap.
Yep. This is absolutely true.

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