Snakeyes_Tx
06-23-2001, 06:12 AM
I *am* fumed for the price I sold my truck for last night. But I was so ticked off that I didn't care anymore. BTW, for those of you that know what she's worth... she went for only $1,500. I can't believe I let her go that cheap. I'm through with it.
Anyhow, this is what happened that led me to this decision...
I blew my 4th U-joint at the rear yoke in 4 months last night picking up my other half to a Tx4x4 meeting. 10 minutes and the driveshaft in the bed, and everything's okay. 208'ing and front wheel driving.
My front driveshaft is doing okay but it has a funny vibration to it. I'm a little worried.
I'm halfway to the meet, and I'm doing about 45 and out of nowhere the transmission slips out of 3rd. Well, where my foot is on the gas, the motor winds up to 5 gran FAST and the spedometer needle spins up to 100mph! Almost like I broke something in the transmission to stop moving, but still spin the speedo gear.
Anyway.. so i've got the hottest thing since Lava sitting next to me, and I'm slowing to a crawl... with **** construction rails blocking the shoulders. Well, I start downshifting to 2nd, nothing.. then L .. BAM. Gear. Cool. I shift it back to 2nd, BAM second. Great! 3rd... BAM! Good. I'm moving again. I mumble about how my truck is pissing me off and the other half just smiles and says "Maybe she's just jealous of me." http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Oh yeah! http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif
Anyway, I'm moving again, and I get up to about 45 again and it slips again! Now I've determined that I can't go over 45. Same thing, drop it in 2nd only this time, tap the gas a few times, gear catches. I'm thinking I'm low on fluid. I pull over and check. Its hot, its a little high, but there's no smell. So I say screw it and keep driving. I make it to the meet... people go wheeling. I go. Front wheel drive. Slipping.
I lose my cool. Girl understands. She's great. I roll down the window and say "You know what... $#@^ it! Who wants to take it off my hands.. make me an offer." 3 people jump on it.
What the heck made my transmission flip out all of a sudden???
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Snakeyes_Tx
86 J-20 "The Rusty Dinosaur"
360/727/208/44HD/60 <- 2nd of all of them.
"If you don't know what the numbers mean, you don't need to be here!"
Anyhow, this is what happened that led me to this decision...
I blew my 4th U-joint at the rear yoke in 4 months last night picking up my other half to a Tx4x4 meeting. 10 minutes and the driveshaft in the bed, and everything's okay. 208'ing and front wheel driving.
My front driveshaft is doing okay but it has a funny vibration to it. I'm a little worried.
I'm halfway to the meet, and I'm doing about 45 and out of nowhere the transmission slips out of 3rd. Well, where my foot is on the gas, the motor winds up to 5 gran FAST and the spedometer needle spins up to 100mph! Almost like I broke something in the transmission to stop moving, but still spin the speedo gear.
Anyway.. so i've got the hottest thing since Lava sitting next to me, and I'm slowing to a crawl... with **** construction rails blocking the shoulders. Well, I start downshifting to 2nd, nothing.. then L .. BAM. Gear. Cool. I shift it back to 2nd, BAM second. Great! 3rd... BAM! Good. I'm moving again. I mumble about how my truck is pissing me off and the other half just smiles and says "Maybe she's just jealous of me." http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/biggrin.gif Oh yeah! http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/smile.gif
Anyway, I'm moving again, and I get up to about 45 again and it slips again! Now I've determined that I can't go over 45. Same thing, drop it in 2nd only this time, tap the gas a few times, gear catches. I'm thinking I'm low on fluid. I pull over and check. Its hot, its a little high, but there's no smell. So I say screw it and keep driving. I make it to the meet... people go wheeling. I go. Front wheel drive. Slipping.
I lose my cool. Girl understands. She's great. I roll down the window and say "You know what... $#@^ it! Who wants to take it off my hands.. make me an offer." 3 people jump on it.
What the heck made my transmission flip out all of a sudden???
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http://www.virtue.nu/yazahx/rand/sig.jpg
Land of the Dinosaurs (http://www.geocities.com/Snakeyes_Tx/rusty.htm)
Snakeyes_Tx
86 J-20 "The Rusty Dinosaur"
360/727/208/44HD/60 <- 2nd of all of them.
"If you don't know what the numbers mean, you don't need to be here!"