1995 Dodge Ram engine dies when shifted into gear

150,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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MDUNCAN525
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Driving home my engine died. No big noises. I restarted it and as soon as I put it in gear it dies. Immediately. No laboring or trying to run, just dies. It idles/revs perfectly in P or N then dies instantly if you put it in gear. (If you just shift thru R to N it will stay on long enough to get into N) There is some fluid leaking from underneath the transmission. Hoping this is not a full trans rebuild.
Apr 23, 2010 at 5:29 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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IS the fluid red?
Apr 24, 2010 at 3:40 PM
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MDUNCAN525
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couldn't tell too much at night, but it didn't look burnt. The van is at a yard right now, but being towed back to me in a day or two, so I can check then.
Apr 24, 2010 at 3:44 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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When you get it, let me know what you find. If it is ATF, let me know an aprox area that it is coming from.

Joe
Apr 24, 2010 at 3:52 PM
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