The burning smell is not a good sign. Could be you just spilled a
little on the manifold & its burning off, no problem. If you check
the trans dip stick & the fluid is brownish & smells burned, big
problem. I'd get that U-joint taken care of before it breaks & does
some damage also.
John
----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Gill" <mgill3@xxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 11:22 PM
Subject: IML: 81 trans burn smell
Ok,
After i put about half a quart of trans fluid in the car, the
fluid level was OK, but i knew there was still a leak. I just
drove the car, although i probably shouldn't have, unless it was
straight to the mechanic, but it was a short distance to a
friends house, and i was curious as to how the car would react a
day after putting more fluid in. Well, it must have all leaked
out again because the car just didn't want to shift... Anyway, I
checked the fluid while i was at his house to see where it was
at, low and behold it looked to be even LOWER than the last
time... well, i drove it back home (which is a fairly short trip)
and didn't think it would be a big deal, but i did smell burning
trans fluid on my way back, so i took it easy and didn't push it
or anything. I got home just fine with no trans grinding or any
noises from the trans at all, so i don't think it's a big deal,
but just wondering if somebody could tell me whether or not the
burning smell was a big deal or not, since i'm not exactly sure.
I did however, hear all sorts of noises from the rear end. It
sounds to me like one of the joints are all worn out and rattling
around back there. At times i didn't hear anything, but going
over dips in the road (at a slow speed even) i hear the metal
grinding noise from the rear end. One time i even felt distinct
vibration coming directly from the rear end. Currently, i've got
my rear seats out because i was going to do some stereo work, as
well as seat reconditioning etc, but i haven't done that yet
because i'm more worried about the mechanicals, so i was able to
hear everything pretty clearly.
So, seems to me that the U joints (at least the rear one) is
DEFINITELY in bad shape, and i need to get that replaced, along
with just buying a trans tune-up kit and having that done, so
it'll hold it's fluid.
Just writing to get any tips or opinions from a lot of you who
are much more knowledgeable. And no, I'm not going to move that
thing until it's going right to the mechanic.. I've got another
half quart of fluid to dump in it when i have to do that.
The help is always appreciated
-Matt
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