Finally got the dart fired up today, for the first time in 2 years. She purrs like a kitten.
Ran into one problem though, after checking for leaks of which i saw none, I ran the car up and down the driveway to test the tranny. Shifted fine, nice and quick with no hiccups. Parked it in front of the garage and noticed it had burst one of the badly rusted cooler lines along the way and in the process pissed fluid along the driveway. While it was idling there and I was peering under it it finished pouring the remainder of it's fluid and at this point I noticed that drive and reverse were no longer operational so I placed it in neutral with the engine still running and pushed it into the garage. It probably was running almost dry while in gear for no more than 20 seconds, and was in neutral for roughly a minute or so. Fluid it dumped is still nice and red, doesn't seem burnt.
I usually drive a manual and this is the first automatic I've EVER owned or touched for that matter. So I have little experience with them, could this have done any damage to the tranny or can I fill it back up and go with it?
Ran into one problem though, after checking for leaks of which i saw none, I ran the car up and down the driveway to test the tranny. Shifted fine, nice and quick with no hiccups. Parked it in front of the garage and noticed it had burst one of the badly rusted cooler lines along the way and in the process pissed fluid along the driveway. While it was idling there and I was peering under it it finished pouring the remainder of it's fluid and at this point I noticed that drive and reverse were no longer operational so I placed it in neutral with the engine still running and pushed it into the garage. It probably was running almost dry while in gear for no more than 20 seconds, and was in neutral for roughly a minute or so. Fluid it dumped is still nice and red, doesn't seem burnt.
I usually drive a manual and this is the first automatic I've EVER owned or touched for that matter. So I have little experience with them, could this have done any damage to the tranny or can I fill it back up and go with it?
