Sorry to waste a thread on this, but I believe my transmission went yesterday. Have it at a shop now, estimate is $2000-2500 if its in fact the tranny, which I'm sure it is. Was driving and all of a sudden the od light was on (in otherwords the overdrive should have been off) I never pushed the button and it was clearly in 4th gear, I pushed the button and couldnt get the light to turn off. Then it started acting really funky not going into overdrive, pulled over immediately fluid level was good but black as used motor oil, smelled really bad under the hood like it was burning, then the rest of the drive it wouldnt leave first gear. Being evaluated now, will post when I have more info. I guess its worth having it done right? Idk my dad seems to think its not worth it but Ive invested so much in it I think its worth it, even with 175k miles on it. Oh and my original tranny went to 175k I was pretty impressed on that note.

 

that is impressive, and as for dark burnt smelling tranny fluid...yea its toast

IMO its always worth fixing...i love these trucks so ill always say fix it, and i love working on them, so its fun to me when i have to change something out.

 

question is how long was that fluid dark and burnt?.....I doubt it happened all at once.....were you towing? or doing something to put additional strain on it?

 

If you decide other wise I call dibs on mirrors/wheels and tire and grille and front bumper.

 

hell if we talkin like that give me the doors.

j/k, but thats sucks man, but id seriously fix it, but put some beefy stuff in there. Order all the parts yourself.

 

I check all my fluids once a week on the weekends and it was pink last time I checked.

 

And yes I towed on a regular basis its a truck thats what its for lol

 

^^ Man, you guys are harsh, calling dibs on a man's truck like that.









I need the vent control **** if you decide to axe it!

 

^ what do you call that?

 

lol u guys are crazy calm down im prob not getting rid of it i love it too much just wanted to see if anyone seriously felt it wasnt worth it with the mileage, but in all honesty i wanna fix it