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okc_madness

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  1. I added about half a bottle of Lucas Transmission Fix goo and it seemed to help a little. Reverse seemed to engage quicker than before. Drove it around a bit, but forgot I didn't have a dependable reverse and had to backup about 40ft. Now the shifter doesn't even click into reverse, the button stays depressed, never clicking into reverse like it does every other gear. Screwed?

  2. That's the power steering reservoir. You may be missing the dipstick if you still can't find it. That's no fun! Hold on, I'll go take a picture...

     

    Mine's an older version, but the dipstick is in the same place.

    transdipstick.jpg

     

    It's tough to tell on these automatics whether they'll live or die when they reach the point where reverse begins slipping. Generally speaking, when it starts to slip in reverse it's fairly well shot already and forward gears will probably go next. If the dipstick is missing, you may also have a problem with water or dirt/dust in the trans fluid, which REALLY doesn't help. You'd be best off to get an external cooler and change the fluid to begin with. Then see if reverse performance improves before taking long road trips in it. You probably don't want to be stranded 400 miles from home with a blown transmission that costs +/- $2000 to rebuild or replace.

    Found it finally, I was overlooking it the whole time. Thanks for the pic. I'll take a look at it tomorrow in the daylight, but I think I'll find another car for the road trip. I appreciate all the help!

  3. Alright dudes, is the cap I'm pointing to in the pic the tranny fluid? http://twitpic.com/22ni5 The fluid looks goods, nice red color, but I don't know what it would look like if it was bad. To my knowledge, I do not have a tranny cooler, the engine is totally stock with the exception of a K&N.

     

    Also, I'm planning on driving from OKC to Austin,tx tomorrow ~400miles both ways. Bad idea? It runs well going forward, its only backwards I have a problem with. Thoughts?

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