Peculiar Transmission Noise

[Smierch@aol.com]

Has anyone out there ever experienced this one...A 1986 4KCSQ, in first,
third and fifth gears, there is a noise, almost like a hissing sound from the
transmission are.  I say area because as I look down to the gear shift, that
is where the noise seems to be coming from.  The minute I shift into second
or fourth, the noise goes away.

It's strange, because when it's in neutral, the noise is still there, only
less prominant, as long as the car is moving of course.  I checked the oil
level in the front dif and transmission, and all is well.  There isn't any
difficulty shifting through the entire range of gears, in fact it feels
perfectly normal.  No vibration that I can feel either.

Any ideas with this mystery?

Larry Smierciak
Smierch@aol.com