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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 10:34 AM
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I wasnt paying attention the other day when I changed my tranny fluid, and I accidentally put in a quart to much... So today I went to drain the fluid, I was told I could disconnect the sending line to the cooler and start the truck and it would pump fluid out. So, thats what I did drained about a half a quart and now the truck wont go i an gear. Its an automatic trans, the E040, 97 OBS.

I think I may have just got air in there, what do you guys think? and if that is the problem would I have to drop the pan and drain all the fluid and refill it?

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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 11:05 AM
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Thats what is think happen you just got air in the tranmisson. Try letting it sit for a day and if that doesn't work you will have to drain it and refill it. I had to do that to an older chevy truck.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2011 | 11:09 AM
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Got is solved guys, from what I understand there is a "front" and "rear" pump the front pump goes to the cooler lines, so when I drained it , and how I did it, I pulled fluid from the torque converter, So it did create a big air bubble. I let the truck run for about 15 min, then went through the gears, no gas-foot on the break, and stayed in each gear for about 45 seconds, went from N-D-2-1 put it back in drive and she's run'n strong

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Originally Posted by Smarty=Cummins
Thats what is think happen you just got air in the tranmisson. Try letting it sit for a day and if that doesn't work you will have to drain it and refill it. I had to do that to an older chevy truck.


You are right, luckily my day wait time was shortened to 18 minutes
 

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Old Mar 2, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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Ok guys did it again drained some more fluid because i was still a little too full, did what i did last time to get it working again and now no luck...
 
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