Anyone rebuilt his atx or mtx lately? How much did you pay?
Originally posted by M. Joseph Herbert:
I just purchased a '95 Contour GL with a Duratec and the ATX. It's got 110,000 miles on it but it's clean in and out and ran [b]perfectly on my test drive this past Saturday. I went over this car with a fine toothed comb! This is my first Contour but not my first used car or potential project car for that matter. I went back last night to pick it up and wouldn't you know it...
2 miles down the road the transmission started acting up. First the shift form first to second was harsh to say the least. Then the second to third shift was also harsh. There was no shift into fourth. Then it wouldn't stay in any gear at all. I took the car right back and demanded my money from the former owner. Needless to say he wouldn't budge. He returned some of the money "for repairs" but that's all I could get form him. So I limped the car home. I drove the car I'm replacing to work this morning and came home tonight to look at the Contour. I got in it, started the motor it cranked up and then it died. Now when I turn the key I just hear the wail of what sounds like a very strained starter. Any ideas out there?[/b]
