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Posted by: Silentwolf Sep 13 2013, 12:03 AM

Move took longer than planned, plus without work for sometime. Things are finally settling down, except for the car.

Some of you may know about the engine replacement done back in March on my car. After that there were some odd noises that I thought may have been new engine break in and possibly a new crank getting "familiar" with a used trans input and clutch point. Well, get up here and i start getting a whine in 3rd n esp 4th gear under power. Then it starts kicking me out of third gear when downshifting. SO i decide to replace the trans fluid even tho i'd used full syn at 30k and was now 71k. The attached picture shows ALL that came out of the trans.

So I take it to the local dealer. They didnt even seem to care about the bottle of fluid but instead tried citing the Tib wheels, hubs and brakes as failure for worn out trans bearings (even tho they never even looked inside the trans nor took the car around the block). That is what went on the paper, but what they told me personally, was A. You serviced it yourself (even tho i had the old fluid and receipt for new fluids), and B. It wasnt our mistake so no warranty work. I finally manage to get ahold of the service manager at Cocoa where the engine was serviced, but they insist that they dont mess with the trans and take the engine out the top. So at no point would the tech have needed to empty nor fill the trans according to the manager. Which leaves me to wonder how I have trans issues AFTER the engine swap but not before (sabotage? tech oversight?)

So it looks like I will be keeping Hunter and sourcing a low mileage trans, Spec clutch kit, and chromoly flywheel. All that would only be a couple months of new car payments and I'd have a nearly new drivetrain (new short block, clutch, flywheel, and lightly used trans) And I have been getting better mileage up here (avg in the 27-29mpg range since July despite very lil in 55mph+ hwy speeds) I can't in good conscience trade her in with the issues she has right now. And I'm thinking I'd rather add a motorbike or small rwd vert.