Transmission problem

Asked by Germs Feb 01, 2016 at 10:07 PM about the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LS Extended Cab LB RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 99 silverado 1500 5.3 motor, I
have never had any sort of problem wit
trany slipping or leaking but the
transmission line blew off back of radiator
and I replaced line and refilled wit fuilds
and no it won't go into 3rd and if o skip 3rd
to overdrive, the rpms are running high, I
don't feel like its the trany its self but Mayb
air in line, can it b that and how do I bleed
the line???

2 Answers

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You don't bleed trans lines. If it was ran with low/no fluid then you burnt the clutches up. Might be time for a rebuild

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