May be the traditional belly pan gasket leaking..
Aaron Wyse
----- Original Message -----
From: "Travis Bailey" <dusterrt@msn.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 1:18 AM
Subject: DML: Trans-Go Kit Installed!
>
> Took my friend and I about 7.5 hours to do, neither of us having any
> automatic transmission experience. I am very happy with the results! I
> went with the HD/Off-Road/Snow Plow setup. Shifting can be a little hard
> sometimes but the transmission no longer feels "lost" when doing normal
> driving and the lockup/overdrive operation has turned from sluggish and
> imprecise to crisp, firm, and when it should. My only complaints were the
> directions...the printed directions differed from the video sometimes.
The
> printed ones are dated 2002, video 2001, so I went with the print when
there
> was an inconsistancy. I also figured I would have to pull the front
> driveshaft and drop the y-pipe but we were able to work around them.
>
> Other updates: I have about 300 miles on my switch to Mobil-1 5W-30.
Looks
> like all is well except the rear main seems to be leaking just a tad,
> nothing bad (yet). Also seeing a bit of oil down the intake, might be
doing
> the intake gaskets in the near future too. At 3/4-WOT I'm getting some
> pinging, a friend (former dealer tech) tells me that is a sign of the
intake
> gaskets on their way out but could be related to a vaccum leak I suspect
> caused by the melted CAD lines I haven't gotten around to fixing yet.
Thats
> all for now...
>
> Travis
> '92 Dakota 5.2 4x4
>
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