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Thanks guys, I went ahead and put a new radiator in it. It already had a seperate cooler for the tranny fluid mounted in front of the condensor. The lines go into the radiator and then the cooler. To test it before I bought the radiator, I just used the cooler, but I wasn't sure if it would be enough by itself, so I bought the new radiator. Anyways it is running like a champ now and hopefully will continue to do so. Now if I can get the turn signals to work life will be good. I'm beatin my head against the wall with that one. Fuses good-tried new hazard switch, multi function switch and new flasher. Hazards work great, no burnt bulbs. Real head scratcher for me. It has factory trailer wiring and I read somewhere there could be a problem there, but don't know what to check or how. Anywho I can drive down the road now so life ain't that bad. Thanks again for help.

Fellas, Thank you for the input. I gotta tell you, when I looked at and smelled the tranny fluid on the dipstick, it didn't seem that bad, other than being a liitle light. Draining it however, revealed the strawberry milkshake of what the tranny fluid had become. Great call. I flushed it all out last night following the instructions, using the return line, 2 quarts at a time and let idle for 10 minutes and was able to engage all gears. I will drive it around the neighborhood today just to make sure everything is alright, but i am sure it will be. Looks like I will be getting a new radiator today. There is no other way coolant can make its way into the tranny, correct? Again thank you.

I have 1996 Pathy. 2wd automatic about 120k miles. I got it about a month ago. It drove fine all that time except for a late shift into second gear sometimes after the first start of the day. It would rev to 3k rpm before shifting. Would only do it once, rest of the was fine. The other day I was driving and had to accelerate very hard. It seemed to shift through the gears ok, I let off the gas and coasted 100 yards before making a left hand turn. Upon stepping on the accelerator the transmission started slipping badly and finally would not go anywhere. Turning it off and restarting would engage reverse and forward gears and I was able to limp it home. During the limp home it would shift from gear to gear ok for 30 seconds and slip out of gear. So I would shut it off and restart and keep going. Now when I start it up, if I immediately put it in gear (reverse or any forward gear) it engages smoothly and strong with no hesitation. But if I let idle for a minute or two and then shift the transmission, no gears can be engaged without a 10 to 15 second delay. If it idles even longer the delay is longer and sometimes it won't engage at all. Reving the engine has no effect. The only code I have is P0325 (knock sensor) which refuses to erase. Fluid is full and bright pink and still smells like it is in the bottle. I know it is a shot in the dark, but before I bend over at the dealership, I thought I would run it by you guys and see what you think. Thanks in advance