Never saw it coming although have heard stories.
My 2001 E350 7.3L transmission took a big ol'
S@!T today. With only 66K on the van it decided to quit. Only good about all this was that I had taken the van to work to clean it and get it packed for Baja the following day. On my way home to get family heard kind of a popping sound as if my 4x4 shift lever had been popped in or out. So pulled over shifted through all gears in and out of 4 wheel acted fine. Went to get onto lovely 405 fwy when it began. Motor winded out to about 3100 rpm then would shift (not a hard shift)only through 1st and 2nd once I got up to speed 65 or 70 cruised along like nothing was wrong. Although noticed shift overdrive light in gear selector "flashing". Well I guess I'm another statistic.
You are probably wondering, yes did a transflush at 49,850 and also have an aftermarket cooler with aux. fan. But from what I hear and read this is the weak link. The transmission that is.
Any advice on good shops or rebuild recommendations would be much appreciated as I always get great feedback from everyone here. By the way I live in So. Cal. but am always willing to go the extra mile for some quality work.
Thanks,
Scott
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