Trans wont hold oil

i know i must be that guy that just asks way too many questions but money is tight and i love my SN and want to learn to fix things myself. I recently sent my trans off to eric to get rebuilt and after a long time of having in sit in my garage waiting to get installed, i finally put it in and sent it off for an allignment. But when i recieved the trans i noticed a good amount of ATF in the box with the trans. i just assumed it was a loose cap on one of the oil line holes. So i replaced the lost fluid with fresh AFT. After my first run i was suprised to see that it was slipping and HARD. So first i checked the fluid level and it was very very low. So i got more dextron and refilled it, checked all my fittings for leaks and it was good. so i tried it again and literally within seconds it slipped again and would not engage in any gear. checked the oil and its completely gone. so i got towed in to the dock and now im scratching my head wondering what happened to my trans that was a fresh rebuild. any ideas guys? i want to try to put oil in and see where it comes out but dont want to damage the trans. i know its not my fittings or oil cooler (oil shows up in the bilge)so where else could it be besides the shaft seal? but with an allignment and no vibration how could this happen?

yes there was more like 3-4 quarts in there because i refilled and tried to limp back to the dock with no luck. are oil coolers know to break on the outside allowing the oil to sstay in the boat? and there was no sign of oil splatter or anything on the engine/engine cover or anywhere besides the bottom of the boat.

Why did the tranny fail in the first place?

jcow0714 wrote: From what I was told it failed just due to age. Reverse just randomly stopped working. No breaking or noise just simply quit one day.

Told?

It probably failed due to water getting in it. How many hours on the boat?

My velvet drive in my old boat made it to 1500 hours.

Tim

jcow0714 wrote: yes there was more like 3-4 quarts in there because i refilled and tried to limp back to the dock with no luck. are oil coolers know to break on the outside allowing the oil to sstay in the boat? and there was no sign of oil splatter or anything on the engine/engine cover or anywhere besides the bottom of the boat.

3 - 4 quarts in where? In the tranny or in the bilge? What do you mean by "staying in the boat?" If the oil is in the bilge, then forget about checking the cooler and start looking at your shaft seals, front and back.

when you say oil in the box, do you mean the shipping box? did you install a new damper also?

what exactly happened after that? did you install and go?

Because instead of wasting a businesses time I thought if ask around to see if anyone has come across this before. Why chime in if you have no info to add to the topic? And guess what I found the info I was looking for and I called Eric. Don't you think it's better to know what the problem is before you call someone and waste time?

jcow0714 wrote: Don't you think it's better to know what the problem is before you call someone and waste time?

Personally, I would have called Eric as soon as I opened the crate and saw oil all over the place. That would have been clue #1 that something was not right. Looks like the only time wasted was your own by installing it.   

Well, I did try and give you some advice several posts earlier. When I saw Eric chime in, I thought you guys could work this out easier by actually talking (more advice). I guess I am just old-fashioned and rely on actual verbal communication to try and solve problems. Plus, I know Eric to be very easy to talk to and share info. I would want one of my customers to give me the courtesy of giving me a shot at fixing a problem, before hearing about it in a post. You seem to know it all, and have it all figured out, so why not share with us what the problem is/was? So we can learn from you!

Lighten up Francis...Hey, share some info with us? What was the problem? Here is your chance to contribute.

Haha I know you guys are somewhat messing with me but im just going insane with this boat. I called Eric on Tuesday and he said once I get it out to call him and we can diagnose the problem from there. I appologize ab the aggression but I'm a member on tons of forums for my atvs and trucks and it just pushes my buttons when
a person comments with zero info. I'm just trying to fix my boat. But when I get it out and get info
il let you guys know. And I don't know if any of you remember my question
on how to get the trans out and the reason I has to take me exhaust off... But il
upload some pics of that and the boat too.