Transmission Question

[mtymouse]

Originally Posted by 75K30

I am not too sure that the breather tube is the problem this time.
Ah, haaaaa,,,,,dramatic pause,,,,,,,,,,Check the fluid level while cold, and with the engine not running.
Do not start the engine, and verify the level. I would bet a cold beer that this transmission os way over full. You ask, "how could it be overfull, if I did not add any fluid?" This sounds crazy, but the key here is that the vehicle was allowed to sit for a long period of time, and I believe that the converter has drained fluid back into the pan. This extra fluid cant be pumped back into the converter fast enough, and just like an overfull trans, the fluid has to find a place to go. In this case it acts like an pverfull trans, because it is overfull for a little while.
You will make a mess, or you will remove some fluid, then start the engine, and add fluid accordingly, you should be good to go.
The key here is that the truck sat for so long, and in your description you mentioned that immediately the fluid started coming out. Typically if the vent was blocked and the level was correct, it would take a little while to develop some heat before it pumped out of the dipstick tube.
I am not cnotradicting anyone here, only trying to add a little difference of opinion here.
Good luck......

Ok finally got back to truck today.It has not been started since this happened.
The fluid does show overfull on the dipstick.
I did start the truck and no fluid is coming out now, should I still have it all drained and refilled since it is showing high on the dipstick?