...so im on the freeway about 15mins from my destination at about 2pm monday...i click the atx outta overdrive and downshift (more throttle) to pass a car and change lanes....a bump and nothing...just high rpm's but no real pulling power....i got off the gas and the car kept moving fairly well so i kept goin to my destination....however, i notice that my car seemingly will not go back into overdrive and was turning over 4k rpm's at @ 70mph or so...i manange to limp it home and i can smell burning tranny fluid....i checked the level and then drove it around the block to see if its better or maybe the overdrive had just glitched on me or something....no dice
car pulls fine from a dead stop in first, but wont shift no matter how slow im driving before 3500 rpm...and has no pulling power above that
does not pull strongly in 2nd (rpms drop low after shifting from 1st) and then the car doesnt seem to shift into 3rd or i dont notice it....i just notice how hard the engine was working at 70.....i nursed it down to the local ford dealer where i stood totally ignored for maybe 10-15 mins on their service drive eventhough i was the only customer there at the time....then the service guy kissed me arse left and right after some guy i guess with power went into the service booth and got someone to help me...the service guy made all kinda excuses and appologies about being on the phone (as if he couldn't at least tell me that when i was inside standing right next to him...several other service guys walked by me the way sasquatch is seen walking on all those old fake videos)
anyway....i have a warranty and eventhough he said the company was a pain in the ass they could get things taken care of with them....i just have to wait for an inspector to come out and look at the car....they are also gonna look into my intermittent coolant leak (pressure test) and fix a couple of recalls
i really wanted to have the funds available to get a shift kit by the time my atx inevitably died but right now i'll just be happy to get my car back with a shiny new tranny....pretty much means the kit is out though since im not gonna pay to have the thing opened up after this
and pray my warranty covers this or the dealer warned me the new tranny is like 2600!!!!!!!
(wonder what type of bus pass goes with my new nikes..... :rolleyes: )
