Not a happy Easter camper!
Was heading up to Kalbarri for the weekend as a shakedown trip after spending a ton of money on upgrades including HD Flex Plate Low stall torque converter, stage 2 valve body along with ZL30 Turbo/Tune intake mods etc.
Only made it about 175km out of Perth and I was just cruising along at 110kph, when I heard a thud from the trans, she dropped itself out of overdrive and was making strange noises.
I had noticed the trans temp gauge hadn’t moved from 60° but put it down to being a cool 15° morning and an easy hwy run. However the trans felt a lot hotter than 60° when I felt it from underneath! The fluid on the trans dipstick was hard to see and appeared to be clear. But with some time to think now, perhaps it was just residue on the dip stick. I couldn’t see any obvious leaks anywhere.
No reverse gear at all, and not game to keep trying to drive it forward. Tow trucked it back to the mechanics workshop 😞
I’ve done less than 500km since the trans was done, and she was driving beautifully before this happened.
I am supposed to be heading off on a 5 week remote trip on 7th May, and this was a shakedown trip to make sure everything was good. Glad I’m not in the middle of the desert at least!
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