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frankserrano
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- Joined
- Aug 4, 2009
- Messages
- 484
- Reaction score
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- Location
- Hudson, FL
- Vehicle Year
- 2005, 1986
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0L, 5.0L
- Transmission
- Automatic
so the other day, i'm pulling into the gas station to pick up a pack of smokes and bingo, i lose drive 
so i coast into my parking spot, go in, get my smokes, get back in the truck, put it in 2nd gear and go home.
i then look in my manual, learn that the 4R44E is the stock transmission in my '97 XLT 2.3L. so i start calling around yards and find a transmission for $400, i ask the guy if it's a 4R44E and he says no, it's an A4LD, that's what's in your truck.
so here's my thinking, $400 is the cheapest i've found around here, a whole lot better than the 4R44E i found for $600. but if the A4LD is mechanically identical to the 4R44E, will it be able to swap in without much of a problem? or is putting an A4LD in asking for a whole lot more problems?
goddam automatic transmissions
so i coast into my parking spot, go in, get my smokes, get back in the truck, put it in 2nd gear and go home.i then look in my manual, learn that the 4R44E is the stock transmission in my '97 XLT 2.3L. so i start calling around yards and find a transmission for $400, i ask the guy if it's a 4R44E and he says no, it's an A4LD, that's what's in your truck.
so here's my thinking, $400 is the cheapest i've found around here, a whole lot better than the 4R44E i found for $600. but if the A4LD is mechanically identical to the 4R44E, will it be able to swap in without much of a problem? or is putting an A4LD in asking for a whole lot more problems?
goddam automatic transmissions
so i did it. seemed like a good price and less hassle on myself.
