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Messages - dustytheredneck

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Drivetrain Tech / AOD issues...is it almost dead?
I have a buddy who parted out a rusted out '93 thunderbird last summer and the transmission is one of the few things he has left. He already knows I want/need it, it just has to wait till Friday when I get paid
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Drivetrain Tech / AOD issues...is it almost dead?
Well I know this is an old thread but. ......

My transition FINALLY went out !!!!!    Almost 2 years to the day (about 12,000 miles)

I left work yesterday, got halfway home and after a stop sign. ....... first gear, second gear, thir---back to second. I tried everything.  I pulled the pan and it was full of dark,  metallic fluid

I spent the rest of yesterday pulling the transission so my cat is taking a little nap the next couple days

Now that I think of it,  I must have done something right to preserve a junk aod for so long.  :)
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Lounge / How many pistons do you own?
8 and a half here :hick:

The half of one from the Grand Am a buddy and I blew up having fun......the grand am needed a new moter anyway so we decided it was national "Blow-Up-a-Grand-Am-Day"
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T-Bird/Cougar Parts & Cars FOR SALE / '88 Mercury Cougar
decided to keep the car ;) :burnout: ....... found a deal for a truck that needs a little work so the car will be parked soon to preserve it and start saving it from the little bit of rust that is starting to show.......whenever that may be....    at least i have the car
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Drivetrain Tech / I know nothing on gear ratios
Thanks for the input....I've tried to learn about this kinda thing but didn't have the time or ambition, altho I have not given up just yet.

As for buying today will have to wait only cause the transmission replacement is first on the list but at least I can decide what I want to get and start looking into the swap hopefully by the end of summer, for a winter project maybe
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Misc Tech / Car dies + side of highway = pushing and tired
Sorry I didn't explain more but not its not the yellowing of the lense....its the bulbs themself......the new lights will work fine for awhile , then one will dim, work again....then go out, and more....I think I may have to get new connectors and some dielectric (probally spelled it wrong) grease....for tonight stock bulbs work and they keep me from getting pulled over by Mr. Officer
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Drivetrain Tech / I know nothing on gear ratios
so looking around a bit, supposedly my car has a 2.73 gear ratio in the rear axle by what the VIN sticker and tag on the rear axle say...... stock '88 cougar 302/aod

how does the ratio i have compare to some of the other ratios (the good one, not so great ratio, the so-so ratio ..... is it like the economy ratio because i can't seem to fathom its the neck breaker ratio

to me so far, i'm loving when i can push 26-30 mpg highway but then again, kinda wish it had just that little bit more get up-n-go  :burnout:
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Misc Tech / Car dies + side of highway = pushing and tired
kinda forgot i had this thread going..... but anyways i did get the new pump, and installed, running better than before......its has been in for about a week now so i think the $21 pump should last me for awhile..... as for the headlights, I'm having issues with them and went back to the old, yellow, dim, stock headlight for the moment. i do think they are original just cause they took FOREVER to get out and the layer of dirt, grime, and dust on them