- Dec 4, 2011
- 918
As I sit in my stranded TB I have had much time to reflect on owning this vehicle. Most of my miles have been happy and trouble free. But man does this thing know when to pick the worst possible time to quit on me...
This morning on my way to work, I noticed tons of steam shooting out the back of my vehicle on the highway (think SPY HUNTER smoke screen). I pulled off to the shoulder to see what was up. As I tried to move over 3 lanes to get to the shoulder I realized that it felt like I was in neutral- uh oh no power. I coasted to a stop on the shoulder and found this:
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Yep that's tranny fluid. I had this same problem some time ago, but this time it seems like the line blew way up in the middle of the vehicle somewhere. Not really a fix I can do on the side of the highway with no real tools besides a socket set and a multi-screwdriver.
So here I sit.
And wait.
For AAA.
This things only left me stranded a couple of times, but somehow it always knows to do it at the worst possible time.
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This morning on my way to work, I noticed tons of steam shooting out the back of my vehicle on the highway (think SPY HUNTER smoke screen). I pulled off to the shoulder to see what was up. As I tried to move over 3 lanes to get to the shoulder I realized that it felt like I was in neutral- uh oh no power. I coasted to a stop on the shoulder and found this:
View attachment 28049
Yep that's tranny fluid. I had this same problem some time ago, but this time it seems like the line blew way up in the middle of the vehicle somewhere. Not really a fix I can do on the side of the highway with no real tools besides a socket set and a multi-screwdriver.
So here I sit.
And wait.
For AAA.
This things only left me stranded a couple of times, but somehow it always knows to do it at the worst possible time.
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