So the Code 62 is a regular occurrence but I finally have the truck scheduled for surgery. My Wife is leaving on vacation to Florida on the 13th, so I will be dropping the truck off at the trans shop on the 12th. Wifey is gone for a week so I have her Ford Edge to run around in while the truck is down. Yeah, we are one of those couples that take separate vacations-I go hunting in the fall and she goes to Florida in February. I told the trans guy he can have the truck for the whole week so there is no need for him to rush to try and get it back to me in a day or two. I asked him to give me some idea as to cost to R&R the trans, replace the TC, and install the shift kit and other goodies. He told me that to R&R the trans and install the TC that I provide would $5-600. To install the shift kit would be around another $200 (valve body and pump mods). He has not yet seen my parts assortment yet either. Then he tells me for a "couple of hundred more" that he can "go through" the trans and replace parts that may be trouble down the road. When i kind of hesitated on this he said "you would feel pretty bad if something goes wrong with the trans after I had it out and could have caught it while while the trans was out". Well, I guess it is hard to argue with that logic so I said yeah, go through it and make sure. I know he already has to pull the pump and he also has to get those lock rings in from the Tugger kit. I told him that I did not want a full rebuild and I did not want the expense of doing all those updates at this time. When it was all done, he thought the total cost would come in between $1000-$1200 and obviously much is dependent upon what he finds and what "should" be replaced. While this seems kind of "pricey", he is also just quoting me these prices off the top of his head and has not seen the trans or the parts I will be providing.
Okay, so on to more important stuff: those holes to be drilled in the Tugger calibration plate - FORDF250HDXLT - How are you liking the firm shifts? After reading the SK instructions, I am leaning more toward the holes sizes for the 6 cylinder rather than the diesel. (I will be having a low stall TC installed). Maybe I am wimping out here? Let's put it this way - the way the truck shifts from 1-2 when the TCIL is flashing (high pressure mode) is a bit too firm for my liking (but it isn't a nice crisp shift either). Any thoughts as to alternate holes sizes?The other concern I have regards the Superior pump mods vs. the Tugger pump mods. My gut tells me not to mix or do both, but do the Tugger pump mods because of installing the rest of the Tugger kit. FORDF250HDXLT - what have been the performance results on your truck since you did both the Superior and Tugger pump mods? By the way, I have printed out your entire Tugger install article and I am giving that to the trans guy with the parts. I am sure he knows what he is doing, but it doesn't hurt to provide a little more documentation. Whew, that was long-winded. Thanks for reading!