Hello I have a 67 rs ss and she is leaking BAD! I mean really bad. I have a 2 ft wide section from =m the rear of the car right to the front of the car now it is was "pouring out of the front section of the car on the road and I put her back in the garage and now the mess has travelled all the way down. I watched it poring on the street before I put her back in. There was smoke coming from the hood what should I do. I only bought her yesterday afternoon and paid a pretty penny (loonie) for her. It was advertised turnkey and in excellent condition. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated I really love her but If she is going to cost me too much more she has to go back thanks kim xx

Well, looks like you have 1 of 4 possible problems. These are the most common leakage issues. It all depends on where it is leaking from.

The transmission holds tranny fluid and has lines going to and from the radiator, it pumps the fluid through the radiator to cool it. The easiest to fix and most common leakage point is a hole in one of those transmission lines going from the tranny to the radiator. These lines can easily be bought in different lengths from any auto parts store. These are hardlines (stainless steel) so you will also need a tubing bender. You take the leaking line off and use that as a pattern to bend the new one and install it on the car.

The second most common leakage point is the transmission pan gasket. This involves removing the pan, replacing the gasket and reinstalling it. If in fact it is the tranny pan then when you purchase the new pan gasket also purchase a new tranny filter and replace it. Once you have the pan off it is right there so you may as well change it as it is a normal maintenance item. Make sure that both the tranny and the pan surfaces are clean and free from any remnants of the previous gasket material and/or sealants and make sure the edges of the bolt holes on the pan are flat and not bent up from being over tightened. If they are bent up, gently tap them flat with a hammer and make sure that you do not over tighten them when you reinstall it. They only need to be tightened a tad bit past snug.

The last 2 are a bit more severe. The 3rd most common is either the front or rear seal on the transmission and the 4th is your torque converter is leaking. Either of these problems requires pulling the transmission to fix the problem and should be done by a transmission shop.

If the "whole" underneath of the vehicle is covered I would suspect the leak is near the radiator and is a transmission line, if the car is only covered from the front of the transmission pan back I would suspect the pan gasket. While driving the wind under the vehicle will blow the leaking fluid all over the underneath.

You did mention that you saw it pouring out so it should not be that difficult to pinpoint the leak but my educated guess is that you have a leaking transmission line. Very cheap to fix.

BTW: The smoke is from the tranny fluid hitting the hot exhaust and burning off and it normal.