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56EDDIE · 08-10-2009, 10:51 AM

LOOKING FOR HELP WITH MY 350 TRANS STILL LEAKING OIL, TWO PAN GASKETS, ONE NEW STEELE PAN, NEW COOLER LINES, STILL DRIP, DRIP, DRIP. LEAK APPEARS IN THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER. DOES SOMEONE MAKE A DIFFERENT GASKET TYPE?, OR HAVE A "FLOOR FIX"?, THANKS YALL, ET

USA1 · 08-10-2009, 11:14 AM

I used to chase a lot of leaks in that area on th350s. It may not be the pan, does it still have a TCS solinoid Just below the cooling lines. Many leaks in this area are the dipstick O ring. I have also seen the O ring on the kick-down cable leak.

TheHotrodHandyman · 08-10-2009, 11:17 AM

As USA1 said above. I would look very close at the "O" rings on the filler tube as well as the kick down cable. That is more than likely where your drips are coming from.

ProjX57 · 08-10-2009, 12:20 PM

While your checking all the area's already mentioned, might as well throw in checking where the speedo hook's up while your crawling around down there.....My .02, and

r66ss · 08-10-2009, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 56EDDIE

LOOKING FOR HELP WITH MY 350 TRANS STILL LEAKING OIL, TWO PAN GASKETS, ONE NEW STEELE PAN, NEW COOLER LINES, STILL DRIP, DRIP, DRIP. LEAK APPEARS IN THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER. DOES SOMEONE MAKE A DIFFERENT GASKET TYPE?, OR HAVE A "FLOOR FIX"?, THANKS YALL, ET

Sounds like u got lots of things to check
First Id clean all parts of tranny, UNDER NEATH , start car , then shut off, and put clean piece of card board under her, let her sit , then start looking for leaks, you should be able to take flash light and look where its comming from

roughneck424 · 08-10-2009, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by r66ss

Sounds like u got lots of things to check
First Id clean all parts of tranny, UNDER NEATH , start car , then shut off, and put clean piece of card board under her, let her sit , then start looking for leaks, you should be able to take flash light and look where its comming from

Another trick is after clean and dry , spray the trans with underarm deorderant!! Yep, it drys white and the tranny fluid will look like blood running down the tranny!!

r66ss · 08-10-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by roughneck424

Another trick is after clean and dry , spray the trans with underarm deorderant!! Yep, it drys white and the tranny fluid will look like blood running down the tranny!!

I LIKE THAT IDEA FORGOT ABOUT THAT TRICK ,WAY TO GO roughneck 424

1RARE57 · 08-10-2009, 02:12 PM

Just because we've been dealing with the tranny leak for awhile, we were always thinking it was the old pan. Got a new chrome pan, still leaked. Took the car back to the shop where we got the 350 tranny installed and it was the gasket where the shifter comes out of the tranny. Might want to check there. Just a suggestion!

Good Luck!

roughneck424 · 08-10-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by r66ss

I LIKE THAT IDEA FORGOT ABOUT THAT TRICK ,WAY TO GO roughneck 424

Thanks... I learned that somewhere ? working on Harleys

Ron Holz · 08-22-2009, 06:17 PM

Make sure its not over full, check well hot,should be below full mark a tad bit.
Ron

08-10-2009, 10:51 AM	#1
56EDDIE Member Join Date: Jul 2009 56EDDIE's Garage Location: GEORGIA Posts: 14 Member #9666	TRANS FLUID LEAK LOOKING FOR HELP WITH MY 350 TRANS STILL LEAKING OIL, TWO PAN GASKETS, ONE NEW STEELE PAN, NEW COOLER LINES, STILL DRIP, DRIP, DRIP. LEAK APPEARS IN THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER. DOES SOMEONE MAKE A DIFFERENT GASKET TYPE?, OR HAVE A "FLOOR FIX"?, THANKS YALL, ET

08-10-2009, 12:20 PM	#4
ProjX57 Senior Member 2 Gold Stars Join Date: Nov 2008 ProjX57's Garage Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 2,612 Member #7050	While your checking all the area's already mentioned, might as well throw in checking where the speedo hook's up while your crawling around down there.....My .02, and __________________ Ed............aka Speed 57 Chevy 210 2dr sdn " I've Done So Much, For So Long, With So Little, That I Am Now Qualified To Do Anything With Nothing".

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08-22-2009, 06:17 PM	#10
Ron Holz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Ron Holz's Garage Location: Washington State Posts: 116 Member #3922	Leaky 350 Make sure its not over full, check well hot,should be below full mark a tad bit. Ron __________________

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08-10-2009, 11:14 AM	#2
USA1 Senior Member 4 Gold Stars Join Date: Nov 2008 USA1's Garage Posts: 4,934 Member #6974	I used to chase a lot of leaks in that area on th350s. It may not be the pan, does it still have a TCS solinoid Just below the cooling lines. Many leaks in this area are the dipstick O ring. I have also seen the O ring on the kick-down cable leak.

08-10-2009, 11:17 AM	#3
TheHotrodHandyman Senior Member 3 Gold Stars Join Date: Apr 2009 TheHotrodHandyman's Garage Location: Wilmington, Ma./Crystal River, Fl. Posts: 3,352 Member #8438	As USA1 said above. I would look very close at the "O" rings on the filler tube as well as the kick down cable. That is more than likely where your drips are coming from.

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