Eyeland
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Need you guys input. My tranny completly gone except for reverse. This will be the third one. Every 100k. miles. I do not want to go back with what ford put in routinly. I have a F 250, 2001, 7.3, Cost as always is a factor, but I want the right size tranny to pull 13500 rig plus 9klbs of truck. Have not an idea where to have the truck towed or who to do the work. What to you think of after market? Can a Ford dealer put in anything but a Ford tranny or does Ford have a true heavy Duty proven Tran?
If I was in Florida I would go to Suncoast...oh well.
I am in a safe spot with my 5th wheeler and can stay awhile. I want to take the time need to get it right. Thanks.
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mena661
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What was wrong with the tranny the other two times?
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E40D trans? If so that was all I could get out of mine. Good luck.
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The Dunn 4
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You probably won't like my news. We were up there in 2008 and the tranny went out on our friends TV near East Glacier. It had to be towed back to Cut Bank and was expensive! I would suspect for your size TV that Shelby might be the closest place to repair yours. The tranny had to come from Washington state, so it took a couple days to be delivered.
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Maybe Conrad as well or go the other way and you have Whitefish and Kalispell. Great Falls is a ways but probably would have the most options and is closer to other cities that might have parts.
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Eyeland
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Been checking on options on Transmitions and places to get it repaired..Ford has a HD Tranny that costs 3700 has 3 yr unlimited warrenty. The stock tranny on this truck is 3200.
After market has so many versions and prices are out of sight and not all shops can truely handle the job. Most warrenty are 1 or 2 yr and some shops will not accept the warrenty.
Kilispell is 80miles out and Cut Bank is 50 miles and the tow is free to the Ford Dealer at Cut Bank to the Ford Dealer.
Being a fulltimer I'll be all over the country and the warrenty may come into play at some time.
I am still mulling all this over. I will have to come to a conclusion by tomorrow....Still tell me your thoughts or experience ...again thanks
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I think you are right to not go with a Ford install again. Although I've not heard about their "HD" version. Maybe they are learning from the aftermarket.
I would suggest you call Suncoast and get a price on a shipped tranny, and ask them what shop they would recommend that is near you.
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mena661
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jrc55 wrote:E40D trans? If so that was all I could get out of mine. Good luck. If this is typical for this trans, then ignore my post but if not, maybe you should try to figure out how this happening so you can avoid it in the future. Like others said, aftermarket trannies are expensive and really need people that know what they're doing for the install BUT if you're planning on putting a few hundred more thousand miles on that truck, it might be money well spent.
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I don't have any personal experience with these folks, but I keep reading good things about them. They specialize in rebuilding a 4R100 and E40D for racing and another for towing. They are in Arkansas, but they can also ship to you if it comes to that.
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Don't kick me in the butt and call me stupid, but check your third brake light bulb. Make sure it is working.
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