Slipping tranny revealed!

[jmbrodsky@domain.elided]

     Well binders, I'm about 8 digest behind again.  Anyway, last friday I 
     dropped the tranny pan, and found that a neat coagulation (sp.?) of 
     dirt was around the filter, thus inhibiting fluid draw.  New 
     gasket/filter/sealant/fluid, and ready to go.  Seems to work fine.  
     The tranny dipstick top lets water in, and the silty water had enough 
     to gunk my tranny filter.
     
     The dipstick plug for a 96 s10 pickup has a snap covered plug that 
     expands to seal the pipe.  The stick part is too long, but is riveted 
     to the cap with a 2 inch steel tang.  Solution: get the Chevy dipstick 
     for the tranny, drill out the rivets.  Cut IH dipstick to certain 
     length to match depth, and weld to tang from chevy cap.  Sealed tranny 
     dipstick for IH, voila.  I plan to do this next week, on all of my 
     trucks.  Good luck all.  the chevy dipstick is super flimsy metal, the 
     IH stick is about 5 times as rigid.
     
        -Joel
     
     PS It drives great now.  lets see what else goes wrong!