Chevrolet Repair: HELP, torque convertor, chevy astro


Question
I drove my 2003 chevy Astro, 2 wheel drive for over 4 hours with a serious leak on the transmission. I finally got to my destination but am very worried on what would have happend to the transmmission
Need help.

Answer
MR WILLIAMS, THE BEST THING I CAN SAY TO DO IS DROP THE TRANS PAN AND INSTALL NEW FILTER AND FLUSH ALL THE OLD TRANS OIL OUT OF THE SYSTEM INCLUDE THE TORQUE CONVERTOR, MANY SHOPS HAVE A FLUSHING MACHINE.[THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT] THIS WILL REMOVE ALL OF THE BURNT OIL FROM POSSIBLE OVERHEATING THE TRANS AND WILL REMOVE THE PARTICALS OF OLD CLUTCH MATERIAL,IF ANY......THEN YOU HOPE ALL IS WELL. THERE IS REALLY NO WAY TO CK FOR DAMAGE LIKE THIS UNTILL YOU NOTICE SOMETHING IS WRONG..IF THE TRANNY WAS ONLY 2 TO 3 QTS LOW WHEN YOU REACHED YOUR DESTINATION AND YOU MAINTAINED THE TRANNY SUCH AS FLUSHING AND NEW FILTERS PRIOR TO THIS I THINK YOU HAVE A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF NO PROBLEMS. HOPE THIS HELPS TOM..