So it ended up being the torque converter. Still not cheap but a lot
better than a transmission. Anyway I'll have the truck back on the
road in a few days. I just wander what part of the drivetrain will be
next.
On 12/27/08, Dustin Williams <dustinewilliams@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So, I started my week of vacation today. I headed on down I-5 and
> while changing lanes at about 70 mph in heavy rain and traffic I all
> of a sudden the RPMs went up and started loosing speed. I coasted
> across the freeway in a small gap in traffic and pulled over on the
> side of the hill. The engine was fine, but the tranny wouldn't engage.
> I had some relatives in town that came and picked me up, we called all
> the transmission shops in Kelso, Wa and none of them were open so I
> called the road side assistance that I have through AT&T and got a
> free tow to a shop that my cousin had transmission work done at for
> 1/4 the cost of any other shop in town. While the tow truck was
> unloading my truck the owner of the shop came by and got my info. So
> tomorrow I'll be catching a ride the remaining 40 miles to Portland
> and hopping a train on down to where I can meet up with my sister and
> parents.
>
>
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