Scotty Love the Channel!
Question for you.
So i have a 1989 Toyota Motorhome 22RE 2.4L Automatic Transmission
The problem Im having is
Im leaking Transmission fluid at the extension Housing Ive replaced the Seal once and it developed the leak again. Im going to replace it again today and see if it holds up im changing brand of seal.
But the transmission is also overheating and getting really hot.
How do i get the transmission to stay cool the exhaust pipe goes right down next to the transmission and i feel like alot of the heat could be coming from the exhaust pipe. Ive also seem to have lost some power in my engine. And have also noticed that my temperature gauge is showing hotter then normal.
What are your ideas i do to help keep everything cool? and also seal up that transmission housing?
Obviously the thing is well over 30 years old so there is potentially a lot of wear and deterioration of materials going on. You haven't mentioned mileage or what kind of maintenance and repairs have been done.
As far as the transmission heating up you could look at adding a transmission cooler.
If the trans keeps eating rear seals that's an indication that there is wear on the shaft going through the seal. If possible install the seal at a slightly different depth than the original. Seals will also fail if they are exposed to more fluid, possibly at higher pressure, than they are designed to handle.
You need to consider that both symptoms may be due to excessive wear in that decades-old transmission.
Same goes for the engine. Aside from issues such as problems with the carb and ignition or clogged filters, loss of power could be due to internal wear. A wet/dry compression test will give you an idea of the engine's condition.
Running hot could be due to any flaw in the cooling system; clogged radiator, bad thermostat, bad cooling fan, worn pump impeller, etc. Retarded ignition timing will cause both power loss and overheating.
