Recent content by ericcduf

i would check the transfer case fluid as well (which is just more ATF) and definitely grease the u-joints; there are almost a dozen grease fittings from one end of my driveshaft to the other (and then the front driveshaft as well). whether they need it or not, it's always good routine...

so after thanksgiving dinner i started my truck to let it warm up. i killed it to check the oil, went to start it again and it's just forever turning over. i put it to the on position and didn't hear the fuel pump prime. i took out a spark plug and there's no spark when i turn it over. i went...

i have something similar with my 93. it's hesitant to make the final shift into overdrive (especially from a cold start). i get up for work every morning and start my truck about 15 minutes early. by the time i'm done my routine i jump in and it gets up to speed and shifts exactly when it's...

i'm assuming the new fluid didn't help much.. i added lucas slip stop and it got me through until i could get a new trans. just a thought.

car-part.com is a good site to check, it's the site a lot of junkyards use when you ask them for something they know the don't have, hope this helps

the drain plug is on the bottom rear of the pan, to fill it though, you must use the dipstick tube

i believe i ended up using around 2-1/2 Gallons for a comeplete flush and fill (torque conv. and all)

i wouldn't drain all the fluid, in your case it may very well depend on the grit in the fluid move at all

i kept my eye on ebay for about a week or so for the same trans (A34OH) and with a little patience i found one in NH with 90,000 miles on it for $95. it came complete with a transfer case, torque converter and a relatively shiny cross mumber. i even ended up putting in an radiator i got off an...