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#1322453 06/30/05 01:45 AM
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hoping someone could help me out!!... i have a 98 contour SE.. recently it has started to shoot trans fluid out of the filler tube only while in drive.. doesnt happen while in 1, drive 2, or reverse.. i have no clue what could be wrong.. i certainly dont want to pay to have a new trans put in.. 1) the car really isnt worth it, and 2) i dont have the money..

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#1322454 06/30/05 02:05 AM
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Your vent hose is plugged or pinched. It looks like a vacuum hose and comes out of the top of the transmission side cover. It is clipped to the battery hold down. It�s probably under the battery if it was recently removed.

jeff

have you fixed your ford lately?
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#1322455 07/02/05 02:52 PM
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is that where the vent hose is??.. under the battery?... but why would it only spew out in DRIVE?

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#1322456 07/02/05 03:52 PM
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Make sure the dipstick is fully seated against the tube. I just checked my trans fluid and it was tricky to seat the handle. No room for my hand. The trans vent is just a rubber hose with a right angle bend to it, mine is mounted to the battery hold down.

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#1322457 07/03/05 01:39 AM
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Originally posted by dschooniii:
... but why would it only spew out in DRIVE?



It is because of the placement of the solenoids on the solenoid pack. By cutting off the vent, to the tranny case, the pressure inside the case only has one other place to go.

Phillip Jackson `98 Mystique LS 262K+ and counting... ATX rebuilt @ 151K "This storm has broken me, my only friend!" RIP Dime

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