vegas39
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As I mentioned in another post, my truck would keep rolling when I put it in park.
Today, I took it to a transmission shop and after a few hours, they called to tell me that they can fix the parking pawl but some big snap ring somewhere back there had broke and the transmission really should be tore down and repaired properly. I'm not very transmission literate, so thats about all I can explain about it.
The really good news was, when I asked how much to remove the trans and rebuild it, he said $650.00. I couldnt believe how cheap the price! I also trust this shop, they have been in business here for many many years and have an excellent record.
I have a friend that owns a new Duramax and he's always giving me crap for owning an old truck, especially a Ford. He was just telling me the other day that I should just go out and buy a new truck and do away with the problems that I have with mine.
Today was just a reminder of why I enjoy driving an old truck. How much would a rebuild cost on my buddies Allison, 3,000-5,000? What about injectors, where could you get a complete set of injectors for $160 bucks for a new truck? You couldnt!
So all in all with the little problems, I'll stick with my ratty old smelly truck!
Today, I took it to a transmission shop and after a few hours, they called to tell me that they can fix the parking pawl but some big snap ring somewhere back there had broke and the transmission really should be tore down and repaired properly. I'm not very transmission literate, so thats about all I can explain about it.
The really good news was, when I asked how much to remove the trans and rebuild it, he said $650.00. I couldnt believe how cheap the price! I also trust this shop, they have been in business here for many many years and have an excellent record.
I have a friend that owns a new Duramax and he's always giving me crap for owning an old truck, especially a Ford. He was just telling me the other day that I should just go out and buy a new truck and do away with the problems that I have with mine.
Today was just a reminder of why I enjoy driving an old truck. How much would a rebuild cost on my buddies Allison, 3,000-5,000? What about injectors, where could you get a complete set of injectors for $160 bucks for a new truck? You couldnt!
So all in all with the little problems, I'll stick with my ratty old smelly truck!