joshua_fuller
New Member
- Joined
- November 5, 2009
- Messages
- 7
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- City, State
- Grand Ronde, OR
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '95 EB 4.0L
Just got me a 1995 Eddie on trade and thought this is the best place to register as a member.
The story behind it all....
I got the vehical as a trade for labor, turned out that the other car I was working on for the trade just needed an oil change. She thought is was the front main leaking on her 4.6 T-bird and when I went over to inspect it to see what I would have to do to replace the front main....It was completly dry with no leak down coming from it. So I followed the oil trail witch led me to the oil filter. I did an oil change on the T-bird and she hasn't had any problems with it since.
The following day...
I called her up to see if she wanted to just give me 20 bucks and call it good, she told me that come tax time she is getting a new vehical and needs the parking space for it. I came up there to pick it up, got a chain on her and towed it home. Title in hand
The problem..
It needs either a tranny or an overhaul kit (5R55E). her husband told me that he was "LOSING" gears until it just wouldnt move. I got it home, dropped the pan and it looked like motor oil... I cant even see a red haze to it. Pulled the trans dip-stik and it has what appears to be little chunks of metal rusted (red color) to it half way up the stik. Looked at the magnet on the pan, regular wear particals (nothing big). I found a new valve body with all brand new selinoids and gasket warrentied for 5 year for 90 bucks on (no 800700trans.com Please if you have any input on this situation it would be helpful, Thanks
The story behind it all....
I got the vehical as a trade for labor, turned out that the other car I was working on for the trade just needed an oil change. She thought is was the front main leaking on her 4.6 T-bird and when I went over to inspect it to see what I would have to do to replace the front main....It was completly dry with no leak down coming from it. So I followed the oil trail witch led me to the oil filter. I did an oil change on the T-bird and she hasn't had any problems with it since.
The following day...
I called her up to see if she wanted to just give me 20 bucks and call it good, she told me that come tax time she is getting a new vehical and needs the parking space for it. I came up there to pick it up, got a chain on her and towed it home. Title in hand
The problem..
It needs either a tranny or an overhaul kit (5R55E). her husband told me that he was "LOSING" gears until it just wouldnt move. I got it home, dropped the pan and it looked like motor oil... I cant even see a red haze to it. Pulled the trans dip-stik and it has what appears to be little chunks of metal rusted (red color) to it half way up the stik. Looked at the magnet on the pan, regular wear particals (nothing big). I found a new valve body with all brand new selinoids and gasket warrentied for 5 year for 90 bucks on (no 800700trans.com Please if you have any input on this situation it would be helpful, Thanks
