[Shotimes] TRANNY HELP ASAP!

[Ron Nottingham]

I bought a used 'box from Marcus Bechtel.  10k, 1 year, a ton of spirited
driving in the N. GA. mountains, all was fine.  Let it sit for about 5
weeks, 2nd gear synchros dried out :-(  Shifts fine once it warms up, and
the fluid gets flowing.  Under $500 invested, just popped it right in, no
R&R.  In the spring, I plan to drop it, do a complete R&R and Quaiffe.

I guess you can say the Ron's agree :-)

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Porter" <ronporter@prodigy.net>


> I blew my tranny at 80k. It was rebuilt for $1,950. First trip to the
strip,
> it blew again. A 93K-mile used '91 MTX from Al Fitz went in. 10K miles, 9
> months, and about 50 trips down the strip, and it's still fine.
>
> A used tranny is NOT a crapshoot.
>
> Ron Porter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: van Oss [mailto:vanOss@centurytel.net]
>
> Okay, you just scoffed at me for trying to sell a tranny for $375, but it
> happened.
>
> If you want to take a stock SHO tranny out of a donor and plant it
straight
> into another SHO, yes, it can be done for $1K.  I agree
> on that.  Problem is, most SHO donor trannies are no longer fit to go into
> another SHO without a rebuild.  Sure, if you can find a
> low-mile donor, you're lucky.  The more likely case is that Matt is going
to
> need to take a donor and rebuild it.  If he doesn't put
> a Quaiffe into the rebuild, he's asking for a high-mile stock differential
> to last longer than his last high-mileage stock
> differential, and I'm sorry Ron, that's a crapshoot.  Anyone who takes a
> stock MTX-IV and pays shop labor to put it into a SHO, as
> is, without rebuild, is throwing dice.
>
> Courtney charges $500 for tranny R/R.  A Quaiffe is $1230.  Those I know.
> My advice to Matt was realistic.
>
> Joseph
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> Joe, that is WAY at the top end.
>
> A used tranny from someone like Al Fitz, delivered to a shop: no more than
> $450 or so (including a warranty).
>
> 3 quarts of fluid, and two axle seals: $10-$20
>
> Tranny R&R: $300-$500 (I wouldn't pay over $400 myself).
>
> Whole deal, less than a $1,000. BTDT.
>
> Ron Porter
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