Sharps40
Old Mossy Horns
So....trans mechanics.
02 Blazer ZR2 4WD 4.3L V6 with 4L60E trans.
Runs great. 167000 miles. Never off road, always babied.
Changed Wix trans Filter and 5 qt top off at 150000 miles. (Don't know history before beyond, owner bought it at the dealer she worked for).
Fluid was red but dark and did not smell burnt.
Pan had the normal/expected film of metal mud on the magnet and no chunks of anything. Old filter looked great too...overall, inside looked great and it shifted great though a bit slow to pump up into reverse when you shift from D to R.
After the change, same same, perfect function, slow going to reverse.
This week: Trans is full, fluid clear and no burnt smell but......a bit of a hesitation and a tiny bump when sitting in drive and pressing the accelerator. No other bumps jerks grinds hesitations shudders or belching of fluid....i.e. it works great but for the wind up to a bump in D when pressing the gas.
Thoughts? (Wondering if I should be saving up for a rebuild/replacement.....ain't had but one auto trans in my life so, no experience with them beyond knowing that a TCI 350 Street Fighter is the berries behind a 300 hp 327 in a 62 impala)
02 Blazer ZR2 4WD 4.3L V6 with 4L60E trans.
Runs great. 167000 miles. Never off road, always babied.
Changed Wix trans Filter and 5 qt top off at 150000 miles. (Don't know history before beyond, owner bought it at the dealer she worked for).
Fluid was red but dark and did not smell burnt.
Pan had the normal/expected film of metal mud on the magnet and no chunks of anything. Old filter looked great too...overall, inside looked great and it shifted great though a bit slow to pump up into reverse when you shift from D to R.
After the change, same same, perfect function, slow going to reverse.
This week: Trans is full, fluid clear and no burnt smell but......a bit of a hesitation and a tiny bump when sitting in drive and pressing the accelerator. No other bumps jerks grinds hesitations shudders or belching of fluid....i.e. it works great but for the wind up to a bump in D when pressing the gas.
Thoughts? (Wondering if I should be saving up for a rebuild/replacement.....ain't had but one auto trans in my life so, no experience with them beyond knowing that a TCI 350 Street Fighter is the berries behind a 300 hp 327 in a 62 impala)
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