# My poor mustang... :-(
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive
**Created:** [April 14, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478 "2010-04-14T20:44:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 18
**Page:** 5
### Author:  [@KrazyKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KrazyKid)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/81 "2010-06-04T06:10:51Z")
Soooo buy waynes and put that in, it will be half the price than a rebuild would be.
Glad to see its running. Keep your eyes peeled for a gray Jetta around town, shits slow you should race it.
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### Author:  [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/82 "2010-06-04T06:12:14Z")
> [@The lady who runs our Lotus application should be killed](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-lady-who-runs-our-lotus-application-should-be-killed/32337/25):
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> YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! FINALLY figured out what the hell is wrong with my carrrr! š The torque converter needs to be replaced. PLEH! Since the tranny is gonna be pulled ANYWAY and we donāt know how many miles are on the effing thing, apparently weāre gonna replace or rebuild that too!
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> Since the car is driveable right now, Iām probably gonna wait until the end of the season to pull it and do the work, put a new rebuilt tranny in, rebuild the old one myself to have around as a spareā¦ then get it back on the road next season and MAYYYYBE hit Lebanon Valley like one of my boyās is encouraging me to do. š
I would be surprised if it really was the torque converter, that sounds unlikely (but possible). I will say this, if you continue to drive it with a bad transmission or bad torque converter, there is a good chance that you will end up replacing both in the short run.
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### Author:  [@EffingGreat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EffingGreat)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/83 "2010-06-04T07:19:34Z")
> [@where is pigmans](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/where-is-pigmans/32349/30):
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> I would be surprised if it really was the torque converter, that sounds unlikely (but possible). I will say this, if you continue to drive it with a bad transmission or bad torque converter, there is a good chance that you will end up replacing both in the short run.
Heās been working on it without me (which pisses me off, but whatever) and all I know is that heās done a bunch of shit, itās running a hell of a lot better now and shifting fine, itās just pausing and then throwing into 1st gear.
Andā¦ I know my car. If I get up there, turn it on and drive it up the block and it doesnāt feel/sound right, I turn around and drop it back off or bring it somewhere so someone else can look at it.
((Could it be the shift kit?? Thatās the only thing I havenāt heard him talk about checking and it seems like that would have been a logical place to start))
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### Author:  [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/84 "2010-06-04T07:24:46Z")
ā¦
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### Author:  [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/85 "2010-06-04T10:14:26Z")
Doesnt sound like a torque converter to me. And how do you check an auto trans without ripping it apart?
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### Author:  [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/86 "2010-06-04T10:18:08Z")
by guessing steve broh
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### Author:  [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/87 "2010-06-04T10:19:37Z")
Oh thanks TDIbro
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### Author:  [@EffingGreat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EffingGreat)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/88 "2010-06-04T10:58:01Z")
> [@They finally made an fbody t shirt](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/they-finally-made-an-fbody-t-shirt/32365/6):
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> Doesnt sound like a torque converter to me. And how do you check an auto trans without ripping it apart?
Iām not the one working on/looking at the car. Iāve been harassing my momās boyfriend since day ONE about getting me up there to help so I can learn and start doing this shit on my own but since heās got it in his head that itāll be hard for me to get underneath the carā¦ Iām not told when the car gets worked on.
That saidā¦ all I know is that he checked the tranny, fooled around with certain things and now itās shifting fine. **I have not even SEEN the car for about a month** He says now itās shifting fine between gears, itās just hesitating. Donāt know anything beyond that and unfortunatelyā¦ I donāt even have KEYS to go up there and start it and see.
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### Author:  [@1BIGMOFO](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1BIGMOFO)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/89 "2010-06-04T11:21:48Z")
or you can just sell it to me and forget about all the problems š
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### Author:  [@EffingGreat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EffingGreat)
#### Post date: [June 4, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/90 "2010-06-04T23:20:55Z")
> [@FS: Baltimore Ravens Authentic Ed Reed Jersey (Black) Size 50 (Large)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-baltimore-ravens-authentic-ed-reed-jersey-black-size-50-large/32279/17):
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> or you can just sell it to me and forget about all the problems š
^this kids got jokesā¦
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### Author:  [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/91 "2010-06-06T09:41:10Z")
donāt buy my trans.
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### Author:  [@EffingGreat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EffingGreat)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/92 "2010-06-06T20:52:21Z")
> [@Intermediate shool 7/14, ECCN 7/15](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/intermediate-shool-7-14-eccn-7-15/32384/23):
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> donāt buy my trans.
Why not now?? lol
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### Author:  [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/93 "2010-06-06T21:23:06Z")
There arenāt adjustments or tinkering that would fix the car. Heās bullshitting you. Without taking the transmission apart, heās doing nothing. If it āshifts betterā after heās done, look for a bottle of Lucas transmission additive or similar nearby, because he probably poured some of that āfix itā shit down the fill tube.
I am willing to bet that Wayne doesnāt want you to buy his transmission solely because you have your head in the clouds (forgive the wording, I am trying to be nice). He was initially offering you an easy out! Your mothers boyfriend obviously doesnāt know near as much as he would lead you to believe, yet you trust him to ārebuildā the transmission?
You complain about lack of time. Please realize that rebuilding a transmission isnāt a 10 minute affair. It involves removing and disassembling the transmission, then replacing bands, clutches, solenoids etc. Expect an entire day on that process alone, whereas a transmission swap would be 2-6hrs depending on skill level. And now we are on to MONEY.
You complain about lack of funds. Rebuilding the transmission is going to cost you more than the $200 transmission that Wayne was offering. I would expect a good rebuild to be in the $500 range. Also, time = money (see above paragraph).
That is all.
P.S. - If you want to learn, and I think you really do, you need to find the time. A teacher would help too, because you wont learn anything useful from your mothers boyfriend.
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### Author:  [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)
#### Post date: [June 6, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/94 "2010-06-06T21:24:17Z")
I know the problem!
Ford circled it!
lol JK
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### Author:  [@Wayne64SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Wayne64SS)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2010, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/95 "2010-06-07T05:22:42Z")
> [@Thoughts on these rear bumpers.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thoughts-on-these-rear-bumpers/32436/29):
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> Why not now?? lol
Regular logic doesnāt seem to be working, so I thought Iād try reverse logic.
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### Author:  [@jdaniels](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jdaniels)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/96 "2010-06-07T13:26:45Z")
> [@Niagara Dragstrip, or what's left of it frowning](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/niagara-dragstrip-or-whats-left-of-it/32400/44):
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> Regular logic doesnāt seem to be working, so I thought Iād try reverse logic.
Forward, reverse, F.B.S.S. and whatever way you want to spin it, itās still logicā¦ and women donāt understand it.
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### Author:  [@zee\_oh\_sex](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zee_oh_sex)
#### Post date: [June 7, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/97 "2010-06-07T13:34:24Z")
:rofl
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### Author:  [@EffingGreat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EffingGreat)
#### Post date: [June 8, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-poor-mustang/251478/98 "2010-06-08T06:44:13Z")
> [@Social Distortion Fans?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/social-distortion-fans/32440/2):
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> There arenāt adjustments or tinkering that would fix the car. Heās bullshitting you. Without taking the transmission apart, heās doing nothing. If it āshifts betterā after heās done, look for a bottle of Lucas transmission additive or similar nearby, because he probably poured some of that āfix itā shit down the fill tube.
>
> I am willing to bet that Wayne doesnāt want you to buy his transmission solely because you have your head in the clouds (forgive the wording, I am trying to be nice). He was initially offering you an easy out! Your mothers boyfriend obviously doesnāt know near as much as he would lead you to believe, yet you trust him to ārebuildā the transmission?
>
> You complain about lack of time. Please realize that rebuilding a transmission isnāt a 10 minute affair. It involves removing and disassembling the transmission, then replacing bands, clutches, solenoids etc. Expect an entire day on that process alone, whereas a transmission swap would be 2-6hrs depending on skill level. And now we are on to MONEY.
>
> You complain about lack of funds. Rebuilding the transmission is going to cost you more than the $200 transmission that Wayne was offering. I would expect a good rebuild to be in the $500 range. Also, time = money (see above paragraph).
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> That is all.
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> P.S. - If you want to learn, and I think you really do, you need to find the time. A teacher would help too, because you wont learn anything useful from your mothers boyfriend.
Now that Iām in my new place and settledā¦ Iāve got all the time in the world. I donāt āworkā cuz Iām medically retired, so I get a paycheck either way.
Money wiseā¦ I just paid $1800 two months in a row for rent (to cover first, last and security deposit) but come July, Iāll be more than set and capable of spending money on whatever the hell I want.
And I have NO problem buying that transmission from Wayne, except when he offered it, I had more things going on besides worrying about my carā¦ like finding a place to live and moving in. Everythingās cool now, the dust has settled and I can put hours a day into working on my car if I need to, so now apparently all I need is to find someone to teach me, cuz at this point the fucking car isnāt worth the hassle.
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