After three months of hell (and $1900), my Contour is back to running order! It's about time! Here's the final diagnosis on all the damages I inflicted:
1st gear: shot.
3rd gear: shot.
Front planetary: shot.
Drive chain and all sprokets therein: gone.
Bearings vaporized: three.
Torque convertor: dead.
I have the parts, maybe I'll post some pics. Still no real confirmation as to why this happened or where things started to go wrong.
On the upside, the car is back to running like a bat outta hell!
