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Bad news..........

I was getting ready to leave for my favorite salvage yard this morning and the car wouldn't shift past second.Adfter second,the engine revved to 6000+.I pulled over QUICK,and popped the hood.The TV cable had let go.I checked the tranny fluid,and it had a lot of black in it and smelled bad.I got the car home,swapped the TV cable,fluid,filter,added a bottle of Lucas,and no luck.The tranny is dead.Hopefully tomorrow or Sunday,I'll have the spare in.I'll keep you posted.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #1 –
Ah man, thats terrible.  I had the EXACT same thing happen to me, but I didnt let her revv that high and I was able to baby the car home without breaking anything.  I hope everything turns out ok for ya.

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Reply #2 –
I didn't mean for it to rev that high.Immediately after it hit second ZOOOOOOOOOOM.It'll turn out alright.I'll just swap the old tranny out.I have no choice.I can't really afford to have it rebuilt.An AOD rebuild is ugly expensive.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #3 –
Yeah, when that happened to me, it did rev really quickly; I think I was able to let off before she got past 4 grand.  Luckily, I was still able to drive (albeit slowly) and get her home...and it didnt happen far from home either.

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Reply #4 –
tv cable... that's the kickdown cable, right?
well, look at the bright side. at least you know exactly what's wrong. no chasing ghosts.
:cougarsmily:5.0 HO, E303 cam, Exploder/Cobra intake, smog pump delete, Ford Taurus electric fan, MAF conversion, BBK headers, MAC 2.5" off-road exhaust w/x-pipe, AOD w/shift kit, 8.8 Trac-Loc rear w/disc brakes, 5-lug conversion w/'98 Mustang GT 17" wheels, Mach 1 springs:cougarsmily:

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Reply #5 –
That is bad news.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

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Reply #6 –
If no one thing it is another, But at least you have a few spares.

Yeah, my AOD rebuild cost me 1600.
1987 Cougar XR7 5.0 SOLD
1992 Ranger 4.0
2018 Hyundai Elantra
2019 Ram Rebel

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Reply #7 –
i remember when the grommet on my tv cable broke. it was well AFTER i joined this place and read all of coolcats and knew about it too! but i was like 2 miles from home, coming home, 30 mph road, suddenly the gas pedal was easy to push and it was shifting really weird and and at odd times. i just drove it gently home, and once or twice it did seem to rev up but i think i drive the thing so God-awfully gently that it couldnt kill itself or something :hick:
 
as i pulled in the driveway suddenly it clicked. i shouted "oh shiznit!!" popped the hood sure enough it was dangling. grabbed a HEFTY cotter pin, as thick as the hole is, put it in there. that thing will NEVER fall off in a million years.
 
 
that sucks man, although i love "...I'll have the spare in". :giggle:  so i cant say that sucks too bad because you HAVE a spare. for me it would be off to the shop, spend God-awful amounts of money to get it rebuilt :bricks1:  or try and find a spare in a JY. id be pretty sunk though. thats my main reason for babying my car, the tranny. after all ive read here the aod might as well be made of friggin GLASS.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #8 –
5-Speed swap is the answer to all AOD questions.
 

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;133481
5-Speed swap is the answer to all AOD questions.

And you'll have a whole set of new problems if you use a T5... Never again, they get really ugly inside when they bust...

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Reply #11 –
Quote from: ZondaC12;133480
i remember when the grommet on my tv cable broke. it was well AFTER i joined this place and read all of coolcats and knew about it too! but i was like 2 miles from home, coming home, 30 mph road, suddenly the gas pedal was easy to push and it was shifting really weird and and at odd times. i just drove it gently home, and once or twice it did seem to rev up but i think i drive the thing so God-awfully gently that it couldnt kill itself or something :hick:
 
as i pulled in the driveway suddenly it clicked. i shouted "oh shiznit!!" popped the hood sure enough it was dangling. grabbed a HEFTY cotter pin, as thick as the hole is, put it in there. that thing will NEVER fall off in a million years.
 
 
that sucks man, although i love "...I'll have the spare in". :giggle:  so i cant say that sucks too bad because you HAVE a spare. for me it would be off to the shop, spend God-awful amounts of money to get it rebuilt :bricks1:  or try and find a spare in a JY. id be pretty sunk though. thats my main reason for babying my car, the tranny. after all ive read here the aod might as well be made of friggin GLASS.



Thats identical to what happened to me.  My dad even fixed it while I was at work...with a cotter pin!  Funny how once he did that, the throttle response was WAY better than before.

Also, I dont know if you need to baby the car to keep the tranny together, just dont constantly stress it.  No reason to have done the HO conversion if you're just gonna baby it around :flame: :toilet: :evilgrin:

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Reply #12 –
This applies to all AOD cars, right?  I think I'd better watch out...

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Reply #13 –
yup.
 
@kingcars,
 
OF COURSE im gonna open 'er up from time to time :evilgrin:
but for everyday commuting, i dont need speed all the time. im not that kind of driver. i like to cruise leisurely. but i want it to be there so whenever i need/want it, i can whip it out.
 
one of the more frequently occurring times is getting on The Northway, I-87, here, where people are flying along, and even if theyre going 55 like theyre supposed to (not likely), if they cant get over will they let you in? nope. nope, so if you want to shove your way in there you need power, and i was able to at WOT but now i can do that and they will be fading away not still closing the gap.
 
i also wonder if i got in the habit of driving it harder if i might accidentally lose track of my speed frequently and risk a ticket. NO WAY. not an option, so thats a big factor too.
1987 20th Anniversary Cougar, 302 "5.0" GT-40 heads (F3ZE '93 Cobra) and TMoss Ported H.O. intake, H.O. camshaft
2.5" Duals, no cats, Flowmaster 40s, Richmond 3.73s w/ Trac-Lok, maxed out Baumann shift kit, 3000 RPM Dirty Dog non-lock TC
Aside from the Mustang crinkle headers, still looks like it's only 150 HP...
1988 Black XR7 Trick Flow top end, Tremec 3550
1988 Black XR7 Procharger P600B intercooled, Edelbrock Performer non-RPM heads, GT40 intake AOD, 13 PSI @5000 RPM. 93 octane

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Reply #14 –
Tomorrow morning (Saturday),we're going to get started around 8:30 and get the job done.It shouldn't take too long.I'm going to rent a tranny jack.They make life easy,and the guy is going to let me have until Monday for $10.00.No problem.I should be back in business before lunch.Next week I'm going to start the interior swap.and hit the boneyard that I missed today.I was really looking forward to that.....a lot.Oh well,the tranny is the priority right now.More news as it happens.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..