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Andy4639 · 05-27-2014, 07:31 PM

Well I drove the truck over to a friends shop and he drove it. Said he thought the knock senor was a rattle somewhere. So I drove over to the muffler shop where we put it on his rack and checked everything good. Couldn't find anything obvious. I did see where the transmission line was touching the side of the flywheel casing so I got home and jacked it up and cut some rubber hose to isulate it. So I head to work and about half way to work I look in the mirror and smoke is blowing out from the truck. I first think it's the rubber hose got incontact with the header then think no way. So I pull over and the transmission is pumping all the fluid to the ground. Well the truck is so low I can't get under it far enough to see.
Anyway I call the tow truck and we start putting on the rollback and I asked if he would stop and let me look, the transmission line is blowed out and it's just hanging there it has the clip and rubber cover for it with a o-ring. No clip in the side of the transimssion and the rubber ring is up on the line. Get to the shop put a new clip in it and filler up with fluid and she is all good so far.

BR3W CITY · 05-27-2014, 08:33 PM

Nothing like some 225* transmission fluid spraying down the road lol
I would have hated to be a motorcyclist behind ya.

Andy4639 · 05-27-2014, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BR3W CITY

Nothing like some 225* transmission fluid spraying down the road lol
I would have hated to be a motorcyclist behind ya.

Funny thing is a friend of mine came by going the other direction on his bike. He waited with me until the rollback showed up. It was on a back road in the country so not much traffic. He said the same thing...glad he wasn't behind me.

littlevictories · 05-28-2014, 12:31 AM

damn, glad that didnt spray onto a hot header.

siggyfreud · 05-28-2014, 12:41 AM

Any chance of that happening again? I was always worried about that with my standard rubber line/hose clamp so I ended up switching over to AN fittings on my transmission.

Andy4639 · 05-28-2014, 12:00 PM

It did spray onto the header collector and luckly it didn't catch fire. I have a extinguser on board though! This was the hard line going into the trans itself. I guess you could swap them out.

05-27-2014, 07:31 PM	#1
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Close Call! Well I drove the truck over to a friends shop and he drove it. Said he thought the knock senor was a rattle somewhere. So I drove over to the muffler shop where we put it on his rack and checked everything good. Couldn't find anything obvious. I did see where the transmission line was touching the side of the flywheel casing so I got home and jacked it up and cut some rubber hose to isulate it. So I head to work and about half way to work I look in the mirror and smoke is blowing out from the truck. I first think it's the rubber hose got incontact with the header then think no way. So I pull over and the transmission is pumping all the fluid to the ground. Well the truck is so low I can't get under it far enough to see. Anyway I call the tow truck and we start putting on the rollback and I asked if he would stop and let me look, the transmission line is blowed out and it's just hanging there it has the clip and rubber cover for it with a o-ring. No clip in the side of the transimssion and the rubber ring is up on the line. Get to the shop put a new clip in it and filler up with fluid and she is all good so far. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

05-27-2014, 08:33 PM	#2
BR3W CITY meowMEOWmeowMEOW Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MKE WI Posts: 7,128	Re: Close Call! Nothing like some 225* transmission fluid spraying down the road lol I would have hated to be a motorcyclist behind ya. __________________ *'66 Short Step / SD Tuned / Big Cam LQ4 / Backhalfed /Built 4l80e / #REBUILDEVERYTHING* MY BUILD THE H8RDCPTR //\\ MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL REV J HD

05-28-2014, 12:31 AM	#4
littlevictories Registered User Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Portland, Ore. Posts: 348	Re: Close Call! damn, glad that didnt spray onto a hot header.

05-28-2014, 12:41 AM	#5
siggyfreud Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Portland Posts: 1,330	Re: Close Call! Any chance of that happening again? I was always worried about that with my standard rubber line/hose clamp so I ended up switching over to AN fittings on my transmission. __________________ Current Build - Project "Ghost of Poseidon" 72 C10 Pro-touring build Previous Build - 66 GMC Pro-touring build. Sold.

05-28-2014, 12:00 PM	#6
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Close Call! It did spray onto the header collector and luckly it didn't catch fire. I have a extinguser on board though! This was the hard line going into the trans itself. I guess you could swap them out. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.



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