Broke the bank buying fluids for the engine swap. Wow stuff has gotten expensive.
Gear oil to top off front diff (leaking axle seal) - $11
Coolant - $30 ...doesn't get changed all that often
10w30 & Fliter - $40 ...typical, better than paying someone
Mercon V - $220 (10-14/qt)
Yeah I didn't buy the Mercon V at the local auto parts store. Instead I found Valvoline Maxlife at Walmart for $25/gal. Was same price as the Walmart Super Tech Mercon V and actually available in quantity I needed. Well available delivered tomorrow. I'd be waiting a few days or hitting several stores to get enough of anything else from anywhere else. Pretty sure it's better quality too, and valvoline lists it as being compatible with Mercon V systems. Still about $125 for transmission fluid, but that's a lot better than the other options.
Also stopped by pick-n-pull to grab the last connector I needed to finish wiring up the swap, now I nust need to find my solder sleeve kit to I can install it. Few more paorts to be delivered and hopefully I'll be able to get this project wrapped up.
That'll have to wait a day or two though. On Saturday I was leaving the scouting function I helped with, stopped to help someone move a disabled vehicle out of the road, and suddenly had and my car wouldn't restart. As the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. Had not choice to get a tow, and discovered the next day that the shifter cable bushing broke sticking it in drive. Parts should be delivered tomorrow to get it fixed, then I'll be able to get back to the Ranger.