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Originally Posted by harofreak00
as it sits right now, the tranny shop plans on having it ready for me (finish the welding) on friday at noon... then johns buddy will pick it up and hopefully have it done friday night...
i dont know about the reality of this plan though :cry: |
Originally Posted by Mr Bean
Originally Posted by harofreak00
as it sits right now, the tranny shop plans on having it ready for me (finish the welding) on friday at noon... then johns buddy will pick it up and hopefully have it done friday night...
i dont know about the reality of this plan though :cry: ext cooler yes saturday? i dont know if he plan to work sat |
oh...well...good luck. i plan to be snowboarding on sunday...but i'll check back in monday!
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update...
i took off work to go to sauk rapids and pick up the tranny today... 3 hours away... i will then bring it to john and he is planning on installing it tonight...... so in theory.. i should have my car tonight or tomorrow... and be $1200 poorer :? |
and a lot of hours driving with the 1200 dollar chip out of ur wallet
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jsut got home...
dropped the trans off... john is starting it at 10pm tonight and will have it done around 2am... getting it tonight after my nap or tomorrow morning..... more details later........sooooooooooo tired |
still sleeping............. just got the call from john... all done except for 2 things...
there are 2 clips that hold the tranny lines on or something...used trans didnt come with em... so we need to get them hopefully tomrrow morning... if the parts stores dont have em, we are looking at monday???? if anyone knows the piece im talking about, can u work on a part number? im going back to bed |
another call from john... he was on his way to get the 2 clips.. the reason he didnt use the old ones was becuase the previous one was wired in instead.... :nono: adam or zzp
he will then put the clips on.. make sure everything is good to go.. run it thru the gears, top it off..and call me to come pick it up... we have not dug into the old trans yet to see what was up, but here is what was in the filter.... :shock: whole filter - http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...c/DSC09335.jpg zoomed in - http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...c/DSC09334.jpg zoomed in more - http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6...c/DSC09336.jpg yeah thats the dif retaining pin in there |
yeah thats the dif retaining pin in there Hope you are planning to upgrade to a Lsd or have you already :?: |
Originally Posted by 2000SilverBullet
yeah thats the dif retaining pin in there Hope you are planning to upgrade to a Lsd or have you already :?: lsd is way out of range |
Ok sorry for wrongfully accusing you. It must have been the previous owner.
Some people have no respect. :roll: |
Well it looks like you will be able to enjoy the car once again. I am sure once you get it back and running, you will feel so much better.
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john just called...
"do you want the good news or the bad news first?" "just give it to me" "well the bad news is.... there is no bad news, come pick up your car!!" "HAHA YOU FUCKER!!!" he said it shifts through all the gears and no leaks... here we go... |
:bwoohoo:
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Good to hear Haro, now pick up that car and get back on the road :D
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man, I really feel sorry for the crap you've been going through with the Bonneville. I hope that it's problem free for a loooong time to come! Just make sure you're easy on her. ;)
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Originally Posted by Custom88
man, I really feel sorry for the crap you've been going through with the Bonneville. I hope that it's problem free for a loooong time to come! Just make sure you're easy on her. ;)
the drive home is 101.9 miles... 25 miles from home, with cruise control on, my RPM's started jumping all over... i thought shit... pulled over instantly.. saw the red juice SHOOTING out... and killed the engine... it appears that those 2 clips that john bought this morning were the wrongs ones also, just as adam/zzp had done before, and it only held till then... i will post pictures of this tomorrow... i tried to fix it by putting the clip back in the groove to see if it would hold.. with my tugging on it, it appeared to be strong enough to get us home... i bought 6 more qts of trans fluid and topped her off... backed up out of the driveway i had pulled into, and pulled forward when i noticed a huge red puddle again.... IT DIDNT HOLD!!! at this point i was so frustrated i said FUCK it, and left it on the side of the road... we continued back to mankato, knowing all the parts stores were closed, and my car would prolly need to be towed.. we called ALL and i mean ALL of the parts stores in town... nobody was open.. EXCEPT bumper to bumper... i told them the situation and he offered to stay a bit later for us... ended up being about 10 min after close... i got the correct clip, and 6 more quarts, and went back to the car... by this time it is completely dark, and downpouring... :D the car which i was able to get under before, had sank in the mud and i was not able to get under it anymore.. we found a piece of plywood in teh ditch (thank you literers) and jacked er up... this is what i was working with Attachment 70073 Attachment 70074 Attachment 70075 Attachment 70076 Attachment 70077 me jacking it up Attachment 70078 me not very happy Attachment 70079 Attachment 70080 the new clip held this time, and we backed the car out Attachment 70081 topped her off with 4 more quarts, 2 spare... and drove the 25 miles home.. without a hitch...and here she sits in the garage Attachment 70082 notice the new overflow tank? Attachment 70083 |
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john still has the transmission, he is going to tear it all apart and take pics and video...but he did give me the dif... check this out
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that looks like there was a nastty car accident there involving a slew of pedestrians
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the reason he didnt use the old ones was becuase the previous one was wired in instead.... adam or zzp And to 2000SilverBullet, I did no more abuse to that car than anyone has done by drag racing. Anyway... |
Originally Posted by caminated2k
the reason he didnt use the old ones was becuase the previous one was wired in instead.... adam or zzp |
Wow that was one nasty blood bath.
That one pic looks like you are saying your prayers. :lol: Not funny really. And to 2000SilverBullet, I did no more abuse to that car than anyone has done by drag racing. Anyway... Those pics are priceless. |
Look at this way. It was time for a transmission flush although too bad it got "flushed" on the side of the road.
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Originally Posted by Mark Fahey
Look at this way. It was time for a transmission flush although too bad it got "flushed" on the side of the road.
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as of 10 min ago.. notice how the front high pressure line is fixed already, and the other line is held in with the c-clip...
Attachment 70051 here is the difference in the clips Attachment 70052 here is why the clips is needed.... 3 holes in the notch Attachment 70053 all better Attachment 70054 |
thats exactly what happened to my diff. except my diff pin was nowhere to be found. :shock:
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Lets hope its good to go now for a VERY long long long long time.
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I pray to everything holy that you have ZERO issues for the life of the car.
As for the clip, I had no idea something like that was there. I have never even looked at those lines much less put a hand on them. Either that occured at ZZP's shop or it was there since I owned the car as I would not put a nonstandard part on a transmission fluid line, that just seems retarded. The same thing happend to me with that car when I got it, not with the engine and transmission, but just about everything else you can think of. New breaks, new left front hub, new tie rod ends, new tires, new front motor mount, plug wires, coil packs, coil pack bracket, on and on. *sigh* I hope this is all over, I get so depressed looking at this. |
Originally Posted by harofreak00
Originally Posted by Mark Fahey
Look at this way. It was time for a transmission flush although too bad it got "flushed" on the side of the road.
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poor andrew....Man what a gay ordeal with the whole fixing it in the mud. I think that you get to kick the guy in the nuts who sold u the car. You paid enough time and money to buy yourself a new bonne. anyways cant wait to race the new bonne!
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Originally Posted by skidoox_2
poor andrew....Man what a gay ordeal with the whole fixing it in the mud. I think that you get to kick the guy in the nuts who sold u the car. You paid enough time and money to buy yourself a new bonne. anyways cant wait to race the new bonne!
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this is just too many problems for a 6 year old car. all these problems that andrew has been having with it has made my mind up for me to never buy a 00+ bonneville. (id trust another mercury mystique before that car sry to say :frown: )
ill be happy with a 87-99 :twisted: |
Originally Posted by DarkShadow
this is just too many problems for a 6 year old car. all these problems that andrew has been having with it has made my mind up for me to never buy a 00+ bonneville. (id trust another mercury mystique before that car sry to say :frown: )
ill be happy with a 87-99 :twisted: Carry on. |
Huh? I think the seller of the car was more than generous with helping out with the problems. If it were a lot of other people, they would have just said "screw you, you're on your own to fix this." I think Adam did a great thing helping out as much as he has for these problems. He already feels guilty enough for all these problems happening without people saying stuff like he knew it was going to happen..[/quote]
Sorry man.... I guess I dont know "adam" well enough to bash him. |
Originally Posted by skidoox_2
Originally Posted by HaroFreak00
Huh? I think the seller of the car was more than generous with helping out with the problems. If it were a lot of other people, they would have just said "screw you, you're on your own to fix this." I think Adam did a great thing helping out as much as he has for these problems. He already feels guilty enough for all these problems happening without people saying stuff like he knew it was going to happen..
Sorry man.... I guess I dont know "adam" well enough to bash him. |
skidoox,
adam...the guy you were bashing, happens to be caminated (look for the scion in the sig)...who posted a couple of posts up. if you had been around to follow this whole story from the beginning, you would understand. it's all good, just know that adam is a very good guy...and so is andrew...neither one of them had any inkling that these issues would crop up. we all hope andrew gets a lot of trouble-free miles from here on in. |
we all hope andrew gets a lot of trouble-free miles from here on in. |
Originally Posted by skidoox_2
poor andrew....Man what a gay ordeal with the whole fixing it in the mud. I think that you get to kick the guy in the nuts who sold u the car. You paid enough time and money to buy yourself a new bonne. anyways cant wait to race the new bonne!
The car was sold with a clear description that it had been abused/modded (same difference) it went for $4....one on ebay with more miles and worse condition just went for $6.......(IMO when anyone digs into the internals that is abuse and will come back to haunt in the end but that is obviously to be expected) However as of right now it has fresh motor and trans in it and should be good for a long time to come. AS for ZZP bashing I will keep my mouth shut on that one.
Originally Posted by DarkShadow
this is just too many problems for a 6 year old car. all these problems that andrew has been having with it has made my mind up for me to never buy a 00+ bonneville. (id trust another mercury mystique before that car sry to say :frown: )
ill be happy with a 87-99 :twisted: Everyone can have opinions and yes the 2000+ have their fair share of problems like the steering shaft, wheel bearings, leaks, window regulators, etc. However 92-99 have common problems with leaks, alternators, Computer command ride, wheel bearings, transmission reliablity issues....the list goes on Potato for Potato is really depends on how the car was cared for, the location, etc to determine what issues you are going to have. There are lots of 2000+ cars on this forum that have been going 10s of thousands of miles with minimal problems. Any car with as many options/performance/technology as a bonnie is destined to have problems and stuff is going to break.... |
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