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06-14-2004, 19:19

"Dave Monat" <david.monat@snet.net> wrote in message
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> Hello group:
>
> My daughter has a '96 Cavalier. The tranny has stopped responding
> completely. No gears work and the fluid is brown.
>
> When we went to move it, she said that it would move. After she started
it,
> she revved it to 3-4k and it lept forward and stalled. We restarted and
> from then on, nothing. Disabled. Dead. I think the cause of the problem
> was, she overfilled it by a quart or so.
>
> My question is: what part of the tranny would break if it was overfilled?
I
> am familiar with RWD trannys (THM350, 400, etc.), but reluctant to yank
this
> FWD tranny if I don't have to...
>
> (I'm getting to old for this sh__)
>
>

Sounds like the clutch packs are burned out. The fluid being brown indicates
high temperature like ctutch slippage. The fluid may also smell burn't.
It sounds like it leaks and your daughter has just overfilled it, that can
cause issues if it's way over full. A couple quarts of fluid will make the
transmission fluid foam and introduce air into the system. Could be the
cause of the problems.

06-14-2004, 19:19	#2 (permalink)
NoSpam Civilians	Re: Tranny trouble "Dave Monat" <david.monat@snet.net> wrote in message news:ieu3c.33396$JP7.14199@newssvr16.news.prodigy. com... > Hello group: > > My daughter has a '96 Cavalier. The tranny has stopped responding > completely. No gears work and the fluid is brown. > > When we went to move it, she said that it would move. After she started it, > she revved it to 3-4k and it lept forward and stalled. We restarted and > from then on, nothing. Disabled. Dead. I think the cause of the problem > was, she overfilled it by a quart or so. > > My question is: what part of the tranny would break if it was overfilled? I > am familiar with RWD trannys (THM350, 400, etc.), but reluctant to yank this > FWD tranny if I don't have to... > > (I'm getting to old for this sh__) > > Sounds like the clutch packs are burned out. The fluid being brown indicates high temperature like ctutch slippage. The fluid may also smell burn't. It sounds like it leaks and your daughter has just overfilled it, that can cause issues if it's way over full. A couple quarts of fluid will make the transmission fluid foam and introduce air into the system. Could be the cause of the problems.