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Dmgctrl88

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I finished my ranger swap at the beginning of last fall, 2016. I built a mild fuel injected 5.0 and a c4 transmission, I converted the transmission to 4x4 using C5 tailhousing and output shaft. Well..... I think the C4 is now fried.

I managed to drive to Charleston from Atlanta, on the way home I broke down 11 miles from the house. I lost 2nd gear and had forward and reverse. Any time I tried to go forward, any attempt to shift to 2nd would cause the truck to stop.

I attempted a repair, and dropped the pan. The magnet was covered in shavings and the pan had a thin layer of carbon sludge on the bottom. I swapped in a different valve body and put fresh fluid in. Now it won't drive at all.

At this point, I'm debating on swapping in a manual. Maybe a T18 or an NP435.

Any ideas?
 


Dmgctrl88

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Picked up an NP435 and NP205. Let's see how this goes together..
 

Tberry

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