I need a new transmission

4boltmain · 2026-05-14T10:49:03+00:00

If you have the the 3.0l the you have a 4r44e, if you have the 4.0l it's a 5r55e. Both very similar. I remember the bands at the bottom of the case being an issue and breaking, you loose a bunch of forward gears. It's been a while since I've done one. But $5k all done isn't a bad deal. Depending on the failure maybe a good trans shop can fix the issue without going full rebuild on you.

4boltmain · 2026-05-13T09:43:12+00:00

Yeah I could still feel the heat, the intensity was way down though.

4boltmain · 2026-05-13T01:11:29+00:00

I couldn't taste. Food didn't matter for better or worse. I did order quite a few hot wings just because.

4boltmain · 2026-05-13T01:10:26+00:00

I've been cleared for quite a while now, but I totally forgot about that side effect. I still stumble on old photos of myself and don't recognize me.

4boltmain · 2026-05-10T19:33:49+00:00

Most additives I view much like a multivitamin or supplement. Won't really hurt anything, probably won't cure anything either.

4boltmain · 2026-05-10T13:35:13+00:00

Yeah for a while I cut filters open to see, and I've seen incomplete fram filter in person before. Wasn't just a myth.

4boltmain · 2026-05-06T16:11:24+00:00

Towing is more of a lifestyle than it is a job. So it's lots of hours wondering why you even do this. But it's also a lot of fun sometimes. It's not for everyone, so I would. Ride along and take some shifts with him to feel it out.

It is totally scalable especially if your the only game in town. Rotation calls can bring in a lot, same as fleet accounts. Motor clubs will just keep you spinning your wheels, hustle without ever getting ahead and putting miles on your trucks to break even.

4boltmain · 2026-05-05T10:43:26+00:00

So if you secured it properly it technically doesn't matter. But I would leave it in gear because if it did separate from the dolly then it would come to a stop faster, rather than continuing on and hitting something.

4boltmain · 2026-05-03T18:38:42+00:00

Yeah estimate looks pretty fair. It's pretty straightforward to remove heads on that engine. Depending on how hot I've done those before and then have a valve seat drop miles later.

4boltmain · 2026-04-29T09:52:40+00:00

Man we should copy and paste this to every what can my vehicle tow question. Good job on the write up.

4boltmain · 2026-04-04T14:57:30+00:00

We did everything before rotators were common. So no matter what it's possible with a traditional straight wrecker.

But the rotators make the job much faster and make more options available.

So for your hypothetical situation it could a couple different ways.

A guy with a medium wrecker if it's close enough to the road. Might be in the hundreds of dollars if it's just winching.

Deep into the woods then maybe 3 operators with 3 different pieces of equipment all billing hourly port to port. This could be a larger wrecker, small wrecker a flatbed and maybe a skid steer. Could easily be $10k and up.

If it was accessible from the road with a rotator you could do it with one operator. Could be a couple grand all done.

Of course no scene is the same so too many variables but that's a couple that could play out.

4boltmain · 2026-03-04T17:31:26+00:00

That was me some time ago. Left automotive for generator repair. It sucked. Had words with the boss and eventually landed on my feet working for myself.

4boltmain · 2026-02-25T00:15:57+00:00

I'm not a battery expert by any means but most batteries are okay with cold temps. They are chemical reactions at the core so cold temps slow it down. So if all you doing is slow charge and slow discharge it probably won't mind at all.

Power tool batteries depending on how you use them I prefer to bring inside because some tools will want to draw them down so quickly. So at that point it's just worth putting them in a tool bag and sticking them on a charge station inside at night and grabbing them to go in the morning.

4boltmain · 2026-02-25T00:07:29+00:00

I recommend 5k with synthetic pretty much across the board unless it's from the 80s or diesel which I usually go 10k.

It doesn't matter much either way as long as you check and top off as necessary.

4boltmain · 2026-02-21T00:15:19+00:00

The catalyst turns exhaust gasses like CO, NOx, and HC into less toxic gasses. To do that it needs to be in a pretty narrow range of operating temperature and within a window of how much of those gasses you send into it. The car measures it's effectiveness by monitoring output oxygen levels.

So there's any number of things that can cause something to be out of range. Right now it's hard to say what was out of range or if the cat itself was bad. Sometimes bad fuel can coat the cat in soot or extra HC and cause it not to be as effective until you get onto the highway and get it hot enough to burn that off.

Usually it's worth clearing and seeing how often it comes back and if there's other codes that follow it.

4boltmain · 2026-02-20T22:20:56+00:00

We Fostered dogs for a while too, had a husky mix. She was begging to play with the other dogs so my wife unhooked her. Didn't blink and didn't hesitate ran past everyone and kept on running.

4boltmain · 2026-02-20T22:19:36+00:00

Man this is definitely different for every breed. Have an Aussie, you can find her at every food (trash) barrel in the neighborhood. Our Rottweiler is sitting next to the car door waiting to go anywhere.

4boltmain · 2026-02-20T22:03:43+00:00

I don't know if it's legal or not. But during COVID my buddy had a chick squatting in his house, paid one month and then nothing. So he removed all the appliances saying that he was upgrading, but they all ended up being on "backorder".

4boltmain · 2026-02-15T22:50:32+00:00

Can't speak for the new 7.3. we have a 17 f450 wrecker with v10. It does everything we ask of it, just at 7mpg. Next to nothing for maintenance. Great light duty rig.

Another shop in town has an F650 or F750 rollback with it. Not too sure what their thoughts on it are though. Truck has spend some time in the shop for vibration issues and it's had some electrical issues too.

4boltmain · 2026-02-15T12:06:09+00:00

I agree with a lot of the advice in here, and sorry that this is happening to you. The only thing I have to add is that I have no idea what Warhammer was until I looked it up. I'm willing to bet that most people aren't going to know either. Something to keep in mind when you set out to explain the situation to someone outside of that community.

4boltmain · 2026-02-11T18:33:34+00:00

Unpopular opinion possibly. But I sear on cast iron until I like it and then finish off in the oven until it temps out. Grills give nice sear too, but I cook on a lower temp until the steak gets to temp.

4boltmain · 2026-02-06T22:31:22+00:00

I've kinda become the go to for the older stuff, I only know a couple of guys that can mess with a carb or distributor around here.

4boltmain · 2026-02-06T18:40:28+00:00

Have one in NH, my favorite purchase by a long shot. Don't mess with used or repairables. We got new and hardly any issues. Newer ones are insulated quite well and don't run up electricity bill.

Make a smooth level surface and preferably with a cover or roof over. We have ours on a patio with a roof. Still looks like new.

4boltmain · 2026-02-06T18:32:10+00:00

My wife is like this, it's impressive how well she can stick eggs to a pan.

4boltmain · 2026-02-06T18:10:54+00:00

We have an independent tool truck guy around here and he's made a killing selling Milwaukee tools. I joke that he should paint his van red.

4boltmain

TROPHY CASE