A couple of questions first. Was the gear oil foamy or creamy looking as if
there might be water in it? and was it cold that morning? If there is water
in the pumpkin, then it might have froze and expanded resulting in an
overflow. Since you don't know whether or not it was ever offroaded, you
can'r rule out the fact that the previous owner might have liked to forge
small creeks and rivers and not taken the necessary precautions to
waterproof the truck first. If this is the case then I would strongly
reccommend draining the pumpkin and replacing with fresh fluid. Hey this
would be a good time to change to a synthetic fluid if you wish. Anyways
good luck in your findings.
Ron Chapell
<rsuter@bizfon.com> wrote in message news:852569AB.0050915B.00@Enterprise...
>
>
> Went out to the Dak the other morning to find a puddle of gear oil under
the
> front end.... Gear Oil??? Up near the radiator?? Maybe it's not gear
oil... That
> can't be cuz there is no mistaking *THAT* smell. After a little searching
I
> realized it had come from the vent tube for the front pumpkin which is
clipped
> to the radiator support only inches under the hood.
>
> Any ideas WHY this happened? How to avoid it? Is there something wrong
with the
> breather setup in the diff?
>
> BTW: I bought this truck used with 16k, so who knows the history.... I
don't
> think I "caused" it, only street driven so far....
>
> '99 CC, 5.2, 4X4, Intense Blue/Driftwood SLT
>
>
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