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Originally Posted by prad64
Just towed my 2002 4unner to the shop today. When I was wheeling something pulled a rubber hose out of the bottom of the radiator driver side. Traced it and it goes back to the transmission. Didn't leak to much but when it ripped the hose out it pulled the brass pipe that was part of the connection between the hose and radiator. Not close to home so had to take to shop to reconnect.
The only thing I'm worried about is the fact that when this happened, car stopped dead in the water. Engine running fine with no lights, but when in drive, reverse, or any gear it just revs up like its in neutral with no movement. Would this hose being disconnected cause the issue? Or am I looking at a whole new tranny?
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Lack of transmission fluid will cause the transmission to stop moving. That hose is for the transmission to transmission cooler. With that hose disconnected you lost a lot of transmission fluid. It either went all over the place or it got mixed in with the coolant.
If you haven't already you need to replace the radiator if it's old or the fitting came out of the radiator, check your coolant for sludgy residue, and check your transmission fluid level and condition.
If you have sludgy coolant then you'll need to replace the radiator and flush the cooling system a few times.
If the transmission fluid is milky then you can try flushing the old fluid and replacing the filter or just go ahead and kiss that transmission goodbye.
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