ragajungle
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- Jun 25, 2010
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- Location
- Burlington, WI
- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9L V6
- Transmission
- Manual
I origionally put $300 down on it and then ran into some $ hardship - had to move etc... The dealer has held it for me for 3 months now (I thought for sure her woulda sold it by now)
October 1999 Ex Sport
4.0L SOHC (Not the timing belt nightmare engine)
99K miles
4x4
everything works inc air
tires at 90% Nice Dunlop LTS's
$1300 (Less my down payment) so I owe $1K
BUT
the auto transmission has NO REVERSE
I knew I took a gamble when I plunked down $ on it, but with the cash for clunckers thing going on there were a million explorers in the JY so I figured I could just get one.
I'm worried now that all the transes on these are crap (A million on Craigs list for the same issue)
Which auto transmission should I look for at JY?
(I don't wanna stick-as it'll be my Chicago work truck)
Is there a fix for loosing reverse or is it trashed?
When I get the differnt trans in how can I AVOID future failures - or is it inevitable - regardless of religious fluid changes?
I speak as a former Taurus AX4N-pos transmission owner those die NMW
Sorry for the long winded blah blah, I just need some info and maybe reassurance
FYI My sis's Exp has 275K on the clock all OEM 5.0L V8
Thanks!
October 1999 Ex Sport
4.0L SOHC (Not the timing belt nightmare engine)
99K miles
4x4
everything works inc air
tires at 90% Nice Dunlop LTS's
$1300 (Less my down payment) so I owe $1K
BUT
the auto transmission has NO REVERSE
I knew I took a gamble when I plunked down $ on it, but with the cash for clunckers thing going on there were a million explorers in the JY so I figured I could just get one.
I'm worried now that all the transes on these are crap (A million on Craigs list for the same issue)
Which auto transmission should I look for at JY?
(I don't wanna stick-as it'll be my Chicago work truck)
Is there a fix for loosing reverse or is it trashed?
When I get the differnt trans in how can I AVOID future failures - or is it inevitable - regardless of religious fluid changes?
I speak as a former Taurus AX4N-pos transmission owner those die NMW
Sorry for the long winded blah blah, I just need some info and maybe reassurance
FYI My sis's Exp has 275K on the clock all OEM 5.0L V8
Thanks!
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