Coolant getting in transmission fluid, Help..

raggedyann · Oct 9, 2015

Well, I will have to order my radiator, local junkyards don't have one.
so will be next week before it comes .

I have the pan and filter still off, would it be safe to start it like this and see if it will pump more out ?? or out of the torque ?
About all I can do is pump what it will out and fill with new, run it some and drain and refill again.

enjr44 · Oct 9, 2015

raggedyann said:
Well, I will have to order my radiator, local junkyards don't have one.
so will be next week before it comes .

I have the pan and filter still off, would it be safe to start it like this and see if it will pump more out ?? or out of the torque ?
About all I can do is pump what it will out and fill with new, run it some and drain and refill again.

Well, If you are going to do it yourself, I would do it the way adsm08 suggested in post 11 (I think) after you replace the radiator.

You can drop the pan and change the little that comes out that way until you are old and gray and you will not get it all out of there. Each time you drop the pan you can get maybe 30% of the mess out of there and you just screwed up three/four quarts of new fluid. So each time you do that you get 30% of what's left out (so you can see from the laws of mathematics) you can't it all out.

black_demon69 · Oct 9, 2015

enjr44 said:
It took 22 qts of fluid to flush the trans on my 08 and that was just maintenance (nothing wrong, just time to do it) using one of those fancy machines.

Me, I'd replace the radiator; but, not run the engine after (add as much coolant as you can). If you run the engine you are going to continue to circulate the water that is in the trans because the pumps will, well pump.

Then I would have it taken to a known, honest, shop and have them flush the trans. The only problem I see is I don't know how you are going to get enough coolant into the new rad without running the engine so that it won't over heat while they are flushing it. And, of course, getting it all out of the converter and that of course eventually put it back into the trans.

I suppose this isn't the first time this has happened to someone and they should know how to do it.

they make a device to put a vacuum on the cooling system that will suck coolant right into it and using this method you don't even have to start it up. http://www.amazon.com/Radiator-Cooling-System-Vacuum-Refill/dp/B0081N522E

bobbywalter · Oct 10, 2015

i would have already had it pulled and soft kitted and back in before the radiator delivery showed up.

if it was caught before overflow and only mild discoloration, i would try to get away with it...but with what you described and it being a fresher rebuild i would just pull it and take it back to the builder for a soft kit install with frictionss while there is no bushing and hard part damage. if he is a good builder they wont charge much at all to clean it up. just good practice on his part for you being smart enough to save the unit.

kimcrwbr1 · Oct 10, 2015

bobbywalter said:
i would have already had it pulled and soft kitted and back in before the radiator delivery showed up.

if it was caught before overflow and only mild discoloration, i would try to get away with it...but with what you described and it being a fresher rebuild i would just pull it and take it back to the builder for a soft kit install with frictionss while there is no bushing and hard part damage. if he is a good builder they wont charge much at all to clean it up. just good practice on his part for you being smart enough to save the unit.

I have to agree there is no way to get the goo out of the clutches and pistons and it will fail not if but when?

tempforce · Oct 11, 2015

Don't forget to flush the engine. If you got water in the tranny fluid. You probably got oil in the coolant, i.e. The milky overflow...

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enjr44 · Oct 11, 2015

black_demon69 said:
they make a device to put a vacuum on the cooling system that will suck coolant right into it and using this method you don't even have to start it up. http://www.amazon.com/Radiator-Cooling-System-Vacuum-Refill/dp/B0081N522E

That is a heck of an idea. I think you could make one pretty easy using an old rad cap and a vacuum pump.

black_demon69 · Oct 11, 2015

enjr44 said:
That is a heck of an idea. I think you could make one pretty easy using an old rad cap and a vacuum pump.

probably could make one but for the price i would just buy one, because my time is valuable too.

Big Jim M · Oct 11, 2015

I've never had a problem simply POURING the coolant into the radiator. I see no use for that setup for any vehicle I have owned.
Big Jim

black_demon69 · Oct 11, 2015

Big Jim M said:
I've never had a problem simply POURING the coolant into the radiator. I see no use for that setup for any vehicle I have owned.
Big Jim

tool is primarily used to fill cooling systems on hard to burp systems

shane96ranger · Oct 11, 2015

^^^ And that makes it useful on the OHV 4.0 right there.

adsm08 · Oct 11, 2015

tempforce said:
Don't forget to flush the engine. If you got water in the tranny fluid. You probably got oil in the coolant, i.e. The milky overflow...

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Yeah. Use simple green and tap water.

shane96ranger · Oct 11, 2015

adsm08 said:
Yeah. Use simple green and tap water.

I love Simple Green. So many uses!

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