1989 Dodge Dakota Transmission lost all gears suddenly

1989 DODGE DAKOTA
180,090 MILES
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ZIGFREE
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Put to much trans fluid went driving down hwy and suddenly all gears except for park stopped working I towed home drained excess fluid and still no gears i also noticed there is no pressure in system linkage is fine and all lines are fine how could it just lose all gears with no warning everything was fine before this.this is a 89 dakota auto transmission with overdrive
Jun 16, 2013 at 1:11 PM
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HMAC300
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the new fluid could have ate the clutch paks up or it was ready to go anyhow
Jun 16, 2013 at 10:22 PM
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ZIGFREE
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I've never heard of a transmission going out with no warning at all especially all the gears at once
Jun 17, 2013 at 2:54 AM
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HMAC300
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if an oil pump goes out you won't have anything
Jun 17, 2013 at 3:10 AM
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