...trip...off...track again...

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  1. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    ...trip back on track...

    well...i have to pull the C4 and take it back to the shop...the guy thinks the...pump gasket...may have slipped when installed...:yup:

    my...Bestest friend in the whole wide world...Jeff, is on his way down to help me pull and reinstall the transmission.:thumbs2:
    i had to pull and rebuild my AOD last year, the day i was leaving...:hmmm:

    ...:drive:...
     
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    kudos to Jeff. . . that's a good man. I think some beers for him will be in order
     
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    Sounds like you are having my luck.
    Its good that you have a someone you can count on to help you out.
     
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    Good luck Frank. We can swap horror stories when we see each other.:)
     
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    can you get your $$ back on the c-4? maybe get one from paulS to put in front of your gear vendor when you get back? glad your AOD setup is ready to rock still...Jeffs a great guy helping you get going too, wish i had someone close by to help me out..:Handshake
     
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    NICK DOMINICK MCCI Virginia State rep.

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    Frank, you like to live on the edge!!!
     
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  7. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    I know how you feel!! My AOD is sitting on the bench at the tranny shop, in a hundred pieces!! Maybe we should just rent new Mustangs and go??
     
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    Hope you get it fixed in time to make the trip.
     
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  9. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    ...got the C4 out and back to the shop. the guy tore it down/put it back together and said he didn't find anything wrong...$0.00..:thumbs2:
    while this was going on Jeff and i went to a Country buffet for lunch...we were shot out for a couple of hours after that...
    the ribs were great...:thumbs2:
    called Gear Vendor and asked if they had any calls about any other tailshaft housings blowing fluid...talked to Nick and he said he would run it by the other techs and see, then call me back. well about an hour later i get a call from them and this guy is real interested in my situation. he pulled one of the tailshaft housings so he could see what i was saying. we talked about 20 mins. and in ending the call he asked me to call him back and let him know what we find. he gave me his name and said he was the President of Gear Vendor...:yup:
    Jeff and I got it all buttoned up and ready to road test in the morning.
    if it runs out good we will be off and running. if not...i'll hang it on the lift and deal with it when we get back...:yup:
    Thanks to my Bestest Friend Jeff, I couldn't have done it without him... and as always it was a blast working with him...:Handshake...
    ...:chirp:...
     
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    Frank. It was a pleasure working with you. Thanks for the lunch.
     
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    good luck Frank. See you this aft
     
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    Frank, why the switch from the AOD to the C4? if there wasnt anything wrong with the AOD, why fix something that isnt broken? :huh:


    ...FFD...
     
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  13. 71gold

    71gold Frank Cooper Supporting Member

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    ..."If I have to 'splaine it to you, you won't understand"...:yup:
     
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    some people want lambo doors, frank wants lambo MPH! :yup:
     
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  15. M.A.V.

    M.A.V. Yep,my real initials.

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    Frank Has "Fixed" more stuff on a Maverick that wasn`t "Broken"
    than ANYONE else in the world... If you have to ask why...then you`ve obviously never met Frank! :rofl2::rofl::16suspect:biglaugh::outtahere:
     
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