[elky] Re: Now I know why...

  • From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 19 May 2012 14:07:32 -0500

My guy might do it cheaper but it would cost 3-400 in shipping. 

That does seem high. 

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On May 19, 2012, at 10:34 AM, STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx wrote:

> OMG that's highway robbery, 600-800 for a disassemble and reassemble with no 
> parts. Please tell me this is a joke when you say only. 
>  
> Smokey Mt Frank
>  
> In a message dated 5/19/2012 11:06:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
> rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> The estimate to swap guts from one case to another is only $600-800.  Cheap 
> at half the price.  :)
> 
> r
> 
> 
> On 5/17/2012 5:56 AM, STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>> 
>> Well Ray, in theory, the only thing you need is a case. Why rebuild another 
>> trans. Just swap all the internals to a new case.
>>   Or was there more damage?
>> Smokey Mt Frank
>>  
>> In a message dated 5/16/2012 10:28:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
>> rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>> 
>> 
>> Color me stupid.  I should have seen it when I pulled the pan.  But I 
>> didn't.  
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I didn't lose too much time on that, tho.  I finally got the tranny out 
>> tonite:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> It's real broke.
>> 
>> I'm starting to re-think things.  If this transmission repair is gonna be 
>> real spendy, I may put off running the car this year and see about putting a 
>> Tremec 3550 or T56 into it.  I'm not sure right now.  But I'm hurtin and 
>> tired and filthy.  (Maybe that last part is why the x-wife left, ya think?)
>> 
>> r
>> 
>> 
>> On 5/14/2012 3:16 PM, STILLFRANKSFAULT@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>> 
>>> OMG,  Your kidding right .............. how did you miss that split.  I 
>>> could see if there was a crack in the case, but that's huge.
>>>  
>>> Smokey Mt Frank
>>>  
>>> In a message dated 5/14/2012 3:01:03 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
>>> rbuck@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
>>> ...the transmission ain't workin:
>>> 

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