Quote Originally Posted by scottydoggs View Post
and to be honest, id make sure it moves before putting 50 bucks more into it. if it drives, shifts, and it seems to be working well, then do the fluid and filter. if the trans is bad, you've just wasted 50 in new fluid and the filter.
I was just playing out the whole process in my head this morning on the way to work and then I hit a small bump in the road. Won't I have to put fluid in the replacement tranny before I can test drive it to see if everything is working correctly? Seems like a "catch 22". I don't want to waste the $$ on fluid if the tranny is bad but I can test it without spending $$ on the fluid. Am I missing something? Should I reuse the old fluid just for a quick test run?