Link to a picture of the pan... Not a pretty site.
https://picasaweb.google.com/103158120610585303690/VoyagerTransmission#5847074187897316658
First of all I want to say thanks for helping here!
Ok. Here’s the verdict! The fluid does not look good.
I took the pan down and about 2 ½ + quarts came out. The
fluid did not look good at the bottom of the pan. It’s was kind of thick and
dark reddish brown. There was NO material or debris. See Picture.
The rest of the ATF that came out was red and a bit thick
but not as bad as what you see on the bottom of the pan. However, in my opinion
it’s not all the way consistent with what ATF should look like.
When I first had the issue with the antifreeze mixing with
the ATF due to the broken cooler, it was like thick chocolate milk.
It was deceiving from looking at the ATF from dip stick and
looked somewhat OK.
The bottom line, I didn’t do the first major flush correctly
and didn’t get everything out of the converter when I thought I did and might
have caused some damage.
I also noticed while the van was jacked up that the front
wheels were turning when the van is in the parked gear. I’m assuming the clutch
is not engaged. ???
From your experience, is this transmission repairable? If
so, what are the next steps?
Can I just replace the filter and add new ATF to fill up OR
should I do a complete ATF flush?
If a complete ATF flush is needed, approximately how many
quarts of ATF 4 do I need to flush out the system until it comes out perfectly clear
along with filling up with ATF after the flush?
Thank you,
JAG