I haven't smell anything, but the fluid was Black & Gritty. I really don't know if the owner of the forklift put in the wrong trans fluid.
After flushing the system out 4-time. I replaced the fluid with Amsoil and add trans fluid conditioner. Hope that would stop the deterioration of the plates and improve the rubber seals in the trans. If trouble starts again, guess got to rebuild the trans.
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