Gary Hedlin wrote:
>
> Tom,
>
> One alternate route you may want to take is looking on car-part.com for
> a low mile trans. When the trans went out in my 98, I was able to get a
> trans with 17k on it for $700, not too bad compared to $1300-1800 for a
> rebuilt or new trans. Plus, most yards have a 90 day warranty on what
> they sell, which doesn't sound like much but if you get a bad trans....
> you're going to know well before the 90 days are up.
>
> I also went this route with my engine..... saved a ton compared to a
> rebuild! :)
>
Hi Gary - yeah I've looked at car-parts.com already - at least for only
in Wisconsin... I didn't search outside Wisc - but what I did find
didn't look good. Only one fit the bill - 155K on the tranny out of a
Gen II.
Trouble is - what I am looking for is harder to find in a salvage yard -
in good condition. Gen II's are getting higher miles and more wear.
Hard to find a Gen II with less than 110K on the clock. I can't go
newer than a 1995 for a donor trans - because I need the non electronic
46RH model. And those - are in the higher milage (older) trucks.
This is why I'm focusing more on remans. I'm willing to pay a little
more for a stronger rebuild... but I gotta keep the cost down as much as
I can. This is why I'm shopping around. I've got one more "monster
garage" build to pull off - and thats for this next summers National
meet. After that - I really gotta get serious about cutting costs and
paying down debt. heh. I'm still paying bills I racked up from the last
few BBQs.
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