Finally, almost......

December 19, 2008, 10:38:28 PM

Well I drove my bird for the first time in months last night, sounded really really good. The engine is quick and responsive, the power steering no longer moans and whines like a pig, the squeaks from my poly motor mounts and the drone from my exhaust is gone too. The freezing rain was coming but that was okay, things were great she'd be home in the garage quite soon.

Of course all these things aside I still don't have first gear.

:shakehead :shakehead :shakehead

I hate AOD's

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Reply #1 – December 19, 2008, 10:50:23 PM

well it would be fine for a long trip. then you don't need first gear.

We used to have a 65 Bonneville with a 389 and an auto. At one point it would start fine, but when it shifted out of first, it was just like you had moved the lever in to neutral. Changing the fluid and filter fixed it (much to my surprise)

I don't suppose these AOD's could react the same way?????

(well I had to ask)

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Reply #2 – December 19, 2008, 10:56:02 PM

The aod is brand new, new gears, new clutches, new TC, etc etc, well except for the case. It's been pulled out and rebuilt less than a week ago, hopefully the problem is in the valvebody.

Hehe I could have bought a T56 by now.......

I better learn to freaking love this AOD...

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Reply #3 – December 19, 2008, 10:58:55 PM

Sucks that its fresh and messed up. Maybe it will work itself out. Hope so

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Reply #4 – December 20, 2008, 12:19:07 AM

i know how you feel,so sorry! i'm not a big fan of slush bucket tranny too!!!

i had got a 50k mileage 1 owner 74 460 cougar xr7 out of there farm field. the cougar had been sitting same spot for 20 years.
after getting it running. i found the tranny bad (no forward but would back up) so i called a local amco tranny shop. they told me $350.00 to rebuild it. after they had it for a week i called them to see what taking so long. they tell me, that they been waiting for me to bring another core because "everything in that one was junk". so i get them a core.
after another week, i call to see what up. they tell me they be waiting for me to pick it up. by this time ,i'm up set by the time i get to the amco shop.
when i walk in. the manager waiting for me with this $750.00 bill. i ask what happen to the $350.00 on the copy of the work order i got??? he says something to the fact like that what it took to rebiuld your tranny and do you want the car or not?sure i do ,let me write you a check and where is my other tranny !
as he give me the keys and say we put is in the trash because i didn't need it.
so i get in the cougar . i drive around the block back to the amco shop because it won't come out of 1st gear.
when i get back to shop. the owner say he will call me when it repair. i say in not so nice words i'm staying in your fxxking shop untill it fix .
couple hour later and new valve body. i get to drive my74 460 cougar all the way home(15 mile) and that tranny sound like it had a gear drive timing chain and it wasn't there before!
when i got home , i call the amco shop to ask what the fxxk up with this? the owner say something to the fact like i damage the tranny so there no warranty! so i called the bank and put a stop payment on there check.
2 weeks later i get a call from our nice amco manager.wanting payment for there great service.

my answer was:
we agreed on i gave you complete car plus $350.00 but you wanted extra tranny and i got a bill of $750.00. so untill you give me back the extra tranny and fix the tranny thats in the cougar and reduce the bill to $350.00! here my attorney phone number and he been waiting for your call:flip: .

you know a couple years later. i found the cougar was to far gone to save. so i put the engine/ tranny combo into a my high school 1972 mustang. at least the gear drive tranny sound cool in the mustang!:D