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Old 12-13-2006, 06:20 PM
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Default Re: Trans cooler bursts!

Thanks guys for all your attention.

Just got off the phone with the GM at the dealer that did the diagnosis.
He says he got me $4000 from Hummer corp. And now he will be able to bring my side down considerable. It seems like the GM was at bat for me. He has a radiator on the floor which will give me for have price. All hoses must be replaced because the trans fluid will eat the rubber. As for the core, flushing is sufficient. He suggested a brandie new transmission. The trans would have to be torn down completely and then rebuild, he says the difference would be about $1000 for the new one. And the new trans comes with a 3 years 100,000 mile waranty - that right there is worth the $1000 bucks.
So I have chose to stick with him and have the dealer do the repair. Seems as though it will cost me out of pocket tops $2000.

$2000 - New radiator with trans cooler, all new hoses, brand new trans with warranty. Flushing the systems with all new fluids. Seems reasonable to me.

On my own I will disconnect the internal trans cooler and run a larger external cooler:

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quote PhilD:
This is quite common, you'll often hear references of Pepto Bismol, as that is what it looks like afterwards. I bypassed the tranny cooler section of the main radiator sometime ago to avoid this.

What cooler did u use?
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