I Really did it.

[angeli]

WRC thanks for the info! &nbsp;<br /><br />The tranny slipping is in the little ford focus, and only in the overdrive. &nbsp;And, oh yes, in my brain. &nbsp;But I really appreciate all the shop info. &nbsp;I did get a tranny flush when I was in CA on the Ford, and that was @ 6 months ago. &nbsp;It was followed 1000 miles later after a local garage found a problem, opened the pan and shoveled the gunk out. &nbsp;So you are absolutely right, no one bothered to actually clean it out in a timely way, and now she is slipping in her overdrive (only a few times so far, but a hint of things to come). &nbsp;And as for the other, a flush will not help my brain, sadly. &nbsp;May need a frontal lobe rebuild.<br /><br />The Dodge Van is strong strong strong and just flies down the road. &nbsp;But I think you are right on the number of gears. &nbsp;I kept waiting for her to shift up, and she didn't. &nbsp;But seemed to have no trouble, other than the running hot, then cooling, then heating up, then cooling. &nbsp;Again, I think there may be a sticky thermostat. &nbsp;The owners had let the van sit more than is good for her over the last year.<br /><br />Thanks for the word on bands being adjusted and the ATF+4 fluid. &nbsp;The little local garage guy who dropped the little Ford Focus's pan gave me that lecture, so you must be as much a genius as he is! &nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" />&nbsp; At any rate, sorry to babble, not sure what I'll do about the Ford ultimately.<br /><br />Now I'm back in the South in a tiny town, where you can often find folks who are as honest as the day is long. &nbsp;Of course, you can also find folks who see you as their kid's braces. &nbsp;I'm hoping for the first when I get down to working on the Dodge Van.<br /><br />Thanks for all the good wishes, everyone. &nbsp;Pics tomorrow. &nbsp;Gosh she is beautiful in the sunlight! &nbsp;LOL!!

 

[yesican]

I'm soooo happy for you Angeli...you're gonna love your van...Can't wait to see what you do to it to make it home!&nbsp; Congradulations!!!<br />Rae

 

[SirJoey]

<br /><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><strong>That's great, Angeli!&nbsp;<br /><br />84k ain't bad mileage, either!&nbsp;</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;"><strong>Congrats! Hope it works out well for ya!&nbsp;<img src="/images/boards/smilies/smile.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" /><br /><br /></strong></span>

 

[angeli]

UPDATE:<br /><br />Oops, sorry. &nbsp;Edited this update to put it over in the Conversion section.