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That's easy. Get a couple of cans of transmission cooler flush from your local parts store (NAPA carries it). Disconnect the line from the transmission. Shoot the contents of the cans through the line. IIRC, you flush in the same direction as the normal flow. They say one can is enough, but...

I'm just guessing based on doing that on a Ford (351, E4OD), that was (get ready for this) SEVENTEEN quarts, so I'm guessing your 11 quarts might be a bit shy.

Yep. The next owner is responsible for what he does with the vehicle. For myself, I don't see any sense in slopping trans fluid over the side of a pan. That design is pure idiocy.

I have wondered the same thing!

With a new trans, probably nothing. With an older trans, sometimes there is a varnish build-up that is actually filling in voids. When you flush it, you clean out the varnish, and now you have a rough surface where you once had a smooth surface. This accelerates wear. At least, that's...