Just wanted to say hello. I'm a very new guy here. Last month my son and i swapped a motor out of a 99 Cougar ATX, so now he has a nice car. So now I'm starting a project of my own, a 98 SE 2.5, with a blown ATX. A friend of mine gave me a 95 SE a few weeks ago. I was going to fix it up, but it had took many problems once i got into it. CV boot clamps came off and tore the heck out of the p/s lines, cv joint shot, major intake vacuum leak (turned out to be the UIM), front and rear roll resistors shot, motor mount torn from front of tranny, wiring disintigrating just to name the major problems. I have puleed the engine which sounded fine when it ran and parted out most of the resr of the car.
But now i'm faced with the dillema...do i use the tranny i pulled from the 95, use bell housing off the 98 and hope for the best, or do find one at the local salvage yard ?
I have read some of the threads about tranny swaps, but can't really find one that explains the four varieties of ATX's or why they are or are not interchageable ....and since i'm too new, i can't post in the tranny section ...
Finally, i'm near Lima, Ohio and wondering if anyone on here lives near me...
But now i'm faced with the dillema...do i use the tranny i pulled from the 95, use bell housing off the 98 and hope for the best, or do find one at the local salvage yard ?
I have read some of the threads about tranny swaps, but can't really find one that explains the four varieties of ATX's or why they are or are not interchageable ....and since i'm too new, i can't post in the tranny section ...
Finally, i'm near Lima, Ohio and wondering if anyone on here lives near me...