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Removed transfluid for weight reduction, now it won't go into gear

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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 10:55 PM
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Removed transfluid for weight reduction, now it won't go into gear

So, i wanted to get rid of extra weight, and oil is heavy, so i drained my tranny cuz "screw lube i'm going in dry". anyway, i drove my car around for a little bit and now no gears work. should i rebuild it or will topping off my radiator fix it? Pease Help!
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 11:27 PM
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Please tell me nobody has actually said that... My word.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 11:30 PM
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If you empty the gas tank, the tranny problem will go away.
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 11:32 PM
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If you empty the gas tank, the tranny problem will go away.
Ugh..ok, I'll try that. Should I just syphon it by mouth? Just put $6 in too..what a waste..
 
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Old Mar 29, 2016 | 11:51 PM
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Oh it won't be a waste. Lot of calories in two gallons of gas; you probably won't feel like eating for a week at least. Think of what you'll save on your Taco Bell budget.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2016 | 12:51 AM
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Originally Posted by G2B35AGN
Oh it won't be a waste. Lot of calories in two gallons of gas; you probably won't feel like eating for a week at least. Think of what you'll save on your Taco Bell budget.
Good point! Quesalupa here I come!
 
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31k calories per gallon of gas...

Butt chug it
 
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Originally Posted by ScraggleRock
So, i wanted to get rid of extra weight, and oil is heavy, so i drained my tranny cuz "screw lube i'm going in dry". anyway, i drove my car around for a little bit and now no gears work. should i rebuild it or will topping off my radiator fix it? Pease Help!
You're 3 days early for an April Fool's joke so please tell me you were kidding. Right?
 
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Old Apr 5, 2016 | 05:40 PM
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Removed transfluid for weight reduction, now it won't go into gear

Originally Posted by ScraggleRock
So, i wanted to get rid of extra weight, and oil is heavy, so i drained my tranny cuz "screw lube i'm going in dry". anyway, i drove my car around for a little bit and now no gears work. should i rebuild it or will topping off my radiator fix it? Pease Help!
another tip, when racing on the highway, shift into "R" for race, goes wayyyyyy faster
 
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Old Apr 7, 2016 | 09:25 AM
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I'm glad some cars are idiot proof and have a reverse block off at speed.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2016 | 09:50 AM
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You should change to olive oil. It's less dense and will give you like 15 lbs of weight savings.
 
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Old Apr 7, 2016 | 10:24 AM
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shut your face, 15lbs!
 
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Old Apr 7, 2016 | 11:26 AM
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I'm glad some cars are idiot proof and have a reverse block off at speed.
They keep making better idiots
 
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