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ok.. so yesterday i was leaving my buddy's house and as i was pulling away, i heard a loud WIIIISSP from under the car. sounded almost like a turbo Blow off valve but deeper. ok it was weird, but i thought i ran over something. maybe a dog or a few small animals, but nothing that was a big deal ( jk jk jk... sheesh lol ). i turned around and went home. was pretty uneventful. today as i was leaving class, i was at a stop and i take off. just normal, no chirping the tires or anything. im going along for about 5 feet and i get this BAD shaking throughout the front of the car. after the usual " oh **** " when something goes bad i go along and i dont feel anything. stop at home and bid on the bench seat Cougar on Ebay ( high bidder, but didnt meet the reserve.. DOH ) and after a bit i go back to class. i get there, hit the gas again and get a wicked SHaking again. i put the car up and look around the U-Joints and shake the driveshaft. feels fine. do the motor mount test. fine. tranny mount seems fine too. change the vacuum modulator to the one from the 70's tranny ( still sitting at school ) and theres no change. fluid color, smell and level is all fine. so im at a lost. i think my tranny took a crap on me.. short list here of the symptoms ----
- car sometimes shakes violently after taking off from a stop
- car will shake and make a hi pitch whine when shifting from 1 - 2 sometimes. sounds like a turbo blowoff valve or when you hold 1st gear.
- Takes car about 4 seconds to engage 1st gear when shifting into it from Park or Neutral.
- no strange smells or anything or any leaks.
now.. heres my dillemma... i now cant buy the 69 Project car i want because taking care of this im sure wont be cheap. thats no biggie because now I CAN UPGRADE!!!!. im thinking of going AOD or MAYBE even a T-5. i want an overdrive tranny and ive always told myself that id change out the tranny if it ever blew out on me. this might be my chance to do it. i know several people on here have done the AOD Route and the T-5 Route so id just like to know what i would need to do either one. cost would be great to know as well, because although i am not rich at all right now, i think i can probably afford to handle this. im not mechanically great either so im not sure if the average shop can handle this. anyone in the Southern California area know of a shop that can tackle something like this? thoughts? suggestions? ridicule?
- car sometimes shakes violently after taking off from a stop
- car will shake and make a hi pitch whine when shifting from 1 - 2 sometimes. sounds like a turbo blowoff valve or when you hold 1st gear.
- Takes car about 4 seconds to engage 1st gear when shifting into it from Park or Neutral.
- no strange smells or anything or any leaks.
now.. heres my dillemma... i now cant buy the 69 Project car i want because taking care of this im sure wont be cheap. thats no biggie because now I CAN UPGRADE!!!!. im thinking of going AOD or MAYBE even a T-5. i want an overdrive tranny and ive always told myself that id change out the tranny if it ever blew out on me. this might be my chance to do it. i know several people on here have done the AOD Route and the T-5 Route so id just like to know what i would need to do either one. cost would be great to know as well, because although i am not rich at all right now, i think i can probably afford to handle this. im not mechanically great either so im not sure if the average shop can handle this. anyone in the Southern California area know of a shop that can tackle something like this? thoughts? suggestions? ridicule?