 95 Ford Winstar Tranny
We knew it was coming, but had hoped to make it last till tax refund time... so much for that!
Today the transmission went out, won't go above 2nd gear, came home going 20 mph, thank goodness I live in a rural area!
My question is, when calling junk yards is there a different vehicle type transmission that will fit mine? Say like a Chevy Aerostar's tranny? From looking at different websites it seems that the 95 Winstars are big on transmission problems, and I'm afraid of putting in a transmission that is just as bad as the one we are removing.
When we first got it, it would have trouble when it was cold going from first to second gear, but then when the weather got warm, it was fine. Once in a while it would slip, but nothing major. The last 2 weeks its been slipping alot more, and occasionally the o/d light on the gearshift would start flashing. The right amount of fluid is in it, and hubby changed the fluid and filter on it in march or april, and added a stop slip that they sell. (he works at Napa) If he tries this again, would it help, or are we just stuck with putting in a new tranny? I'd absolutely love to just slap a band aid on it till Febuary!
We have a guy willing to put it in for us, it's just we don't want to waste his time or our money putting in a bad tranny. Also, the fluid also now has a burnt smell to it. Any and all ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Also, the engine runs fine, has 114,000 miles on it, body in pretty good shape, so it's worth it to us to fix. And how's this for irony, I was on my way home from the BMV, i was renewing the tags for it!
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