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Well, out of the blue, literally, the tranny took a large dump. 1 miles from home, no more forward movement. Prior to that, it shifted wierd, made lots of noise and generally caused the desire to pray. Anyhow, the suburban is now sitting in front of the general mechanic. At this point, I really am not sure what to do.
So, here are the options that I can think of:
1)Rebuild the 400 with a *****in' shift kit. This requires a competent tranny mechanic, one who wants to warranty their work, and one who is cost effective.
Upside: Truck is back on road fast with reliable tranny and low cost
Downside: stuck with 3 speed and bad mpg.
2)Replace with factory tranny
Upside: None
Downside: expensive-bending over
3)Replace with *****in 700r4
Upside: Tranny that she was meant to have. Good MPG. Long life. total happiness...
Downside: $2000. I don't know where to start. Who do I buy from? Where do I go? What about the drive shafts? What about......???????
Oh, I am trying to buy a house right now, so I have limited funds. That might help your decision....thanks. Chris
So, here are the options that I can think of:
1)Rebuild the 400 with a *****in' shift kit. This requires a competent tranny mechanic, one who wants to warranty their work, and one who is cost effective.
Upside: Truck is back on road fast with reliable tranny and low cost
Downside: stuck with 3 speed and bad mpg.
2)Replace with factory tranny
Upside: None
Downside: expensive-bending over
3)Replace with *****in 700r4
Upside: Tranny that she was meant to have. Good MPG. Long life. total happiness...
Downside: $2000. I don't know where to start. Who do I buy from? Where do I go? What about the drive shafts? What about......???????
Oh, I am trying to buy a house right now, so I have limited funds. That might help your decision....thanks. Chris