1996 Chrysler Cirrus no drive no reverse GO TO 2 PAGE

[quote="bobby lancaster"]Transmission problem
1996 Chrysler Cirrus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 170000 miles

when engine is cold I have drive and reverse, as soon as the engine gets hot I have no drive or reverse. Fluid is over filled maybe 1/4 to 1/2 qt. The trans fluid is dark, some material in pan. There is no check engine light. The coolant is coming out of the overflow and radiator cap. Looks like thermostat is opening. Coolant pressure builds up fans kicks on then hose relaxes, but coolant still comes out the overflow and cap. Probly two different problems. I think the torque converter is bad. Not getting a check engine lite so the TCC should be ok. Could not find a test port to check the pressure. I'll probly have to tear the transmission down to inspect. Could you send me exploded view of valve body and enternal trans and torque specs. Its 2.5 eng. W/overdrive trans.

Are you saying the pump is bad. Could you send me exploded view of valve body, check ball location and internal trans.

Took trans out, disassembled pump and the gears are burnt and the torque converter hub is burnt. The clutches look good. Suggest replacing pump and torque converter?

Why would the pump and torque converter be scored and burnt there were no fluid leaks. It is a rebuilt trans. There is an oil cooler bypass valve. Should I look for something else. Good diagrams, thanks.

Replaced pump and torque converter new filter and fluid. Works great. Thanks for your help. GO TO NEXT PAGE> GO TO NEXT PAGE.

Where is the thermostat located? Could you send diagram.

Its a 2.5 eng. Not a 3.3. Or a 3.5

Installed rebuilt torque converter and pump. Good test drive shifted good and good performance. He didn't drive it for a week cause of overheating, had new water pump put in last monday. Drove the car for three days run good, wednsday had to pick him up on the e-way off ramp. No forward gears and no reverse. With the car not running the trans goes in park ok and in all other gears the trans is free rolling ok. But when the engine is running the trans is locked up in all gears. Have to say that when putting the shift cable back on after trans installation (initial repair) the shifter was hard going into manual low. After towing the car back to my house and inspecting cable found that the cable popped off the shifter on console and the cable hold down bracket at trans mount was not adjusted properly. Fixed that. But still no forward and reverse. Why is this condition happening. Posible linkage going to manual valve bent. Or posibly bad touque converter and pump again.

Elaborate on the torque converter statement, what do you mean it needs more work. No I didn't flush the cooler lines. The pump was scored and burnt, wasn't very much material in pan very fine brass from pump bushing you had to hold the pan in the sun light to see it. So are you ruling out my theory about the shifter cable?