Easter Sunday Disaster

[DistortedCloud]

Well, today sucks ass.
Lost the tranny. It was even a rebuilt tranny, with less then 15k on the rebuilt.

I got hit centered in mud, and lost the tranny while going between reverse and drive to get it to rock back and forth. And I had major plans for this truck, and with this misfortune, I plan on purchasing something different.

RIP "Blue Smurf" - 1992-2006.

Final Resting Spot

 

[Gatorblazer]

Or you could take this opportunity to beef up the blown one. I think that a paid off truck with lots of plans is better than a payment and no plans. Spend a little $ and bullet proof this tranny. Also, with only 15K, you may be able to get your shop to rebuild it again for free or cheap. Search a little on how to upgrade it, or do a search for a tranny to buy. I think there are a few threads with people trying to sell 1st gen parts.

Good luck,
GB

 

[Gatorblazer]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128800

Just as I clicked new posts, this popped up. Must be a sign

 

[DistortedCloud]

GB Thanks for the help.

I will look into it. Just have some thinking to do.

 

[410Fortune]

C4 auto?

You have other transmission choices these days to run behind that 4.0L

The A4LD rebuild is typically when the nightmare begins

 

[Doubt Incarnate]

truck looks awesome from the shots you got there, why loose it? swap the auto out for stick. i got some ideas for a first gen explorer i'd like to do but time space and money just laugh at me. this is just an excuse to stuff to now, since it cant escape...

 

[PTBishop]

you can put a c4 behind these engines? did i read that right?

 

[mikehawk]

WTF? You just left it out in a field? Was it at least your property?

 

[Rhett]

WTF? You just left it out in a field?

lol. People do that in Bollinger County all the time.

 

[DistortedCloud]

WTF? You just left it out in a field? Was it at least your property?

Haha, I thought about leaving it there. Right now its in the garage, might drop the tranny tonight. My dad has a 88 ford ranger standard, see if I can talk him into the doing a swap.

Maybe buy a car, and use the car as the daily driver, and the explorer as a project vehicle.

 

[DistortedCloud]

A pic of the carnage

I decided that I'll put a different tranny in it, and not be so hard on it as well.