On the road...

[Ryan Wright]

Thanks for the reply Gregory. I need to get used to signing my posts.
It's an '86 PT-40 8V92.

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92 (I'm going to forget this regularly... and can't set a
signature 'cause it will go out onto other lists I post on, too)

On 4/30/07, Gregory OConnor wrote:
>
> Ryan, the tranny cooler may not be at the radiator. I forgot what
> year bus you have and it is not in your post. On my 94pt there is a
> big pipe under the radiator that has tranny lines in and out. The
> pipe also has two large radiator line in and out. this is the part
> MikeH refered to that failed and allowed water to mix with fluid.
> If you are losing fluid that is better than taking on water
> (coolant). The trans cooler pipe is a borgWarner part. If you are
> dumping fluid into the radiator you should see white residue around
> an opening like the puke tank. If it was my bus I would call the PO
> ( previous owner) and contact the rebuilder for input. I would also
> ask the PO more questions on what was going on when he was required
> to rebuild the tranny. If he repeats the symptoms you quote here,
> maybe the failed tranny was a result and not the cause of failure.
>
> My bus would show a do not shift light from time to time and I was
> unable to have the computer read because the Allison dealer said it
> goes blank when you shift into reverse????? The intermitting idiot
> light went away and never cause a problem with shifting.
>
> GregoryO'Connor
> 94ptRomolandCa
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