AOD - fried, dead, fkd? or can it be helped?
12-15-2011, 08:04 PM
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AOD - fried, dead, fkd? or can it be helped?
Hi. I think my AOD died. it just revs to the moon in OD. The thing is - its nearly new and was built up. Please help me, this is my 7th attempt at a fox mustang and I never get to use them for more than a month or so.
I have been trying to get a daily driver mustang since 1997. Yes 1997 when I bought my 67.
I finally got my white 1991 mustang on the road since not having one since 2007. Ive
I bought an AOD trans from broaderperformance.com a few years back. It ran fine for the 100 miles in my SILVER 1991 notchback until i was hit in the rear, I salvaged it and drove it for another 200 miles and the car sat in my back yard. Fast forward 2011, october. I finally got this white notch back together. I adjusted the TV cable per http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L3hNzxdiYw pretty basic just neutral out the adjuster, right?
Tonight, I just lost the trans. This after building a 1992 for the past 3 years and the machinist made an error somehow where the engine rattles and the rockers slam around and I have to pull the engine, thats fine if I had the 1991 to drive, oh wait I bought a truck from the engine builder for John force's daughter which was a damn lemon and he died the next week... the engine blew on that one, I looked at it 3 different spark plug types in there and vaccum lines all basterdized, even bought a new e-quadrajet. So I have 3 cars but cant drive one. I had been borrowing friends cars before the 1991 was finally done... and now it needs a new trans, hmm I bet even thought I spent $2500 on this AOD it lasted what 1000 miles????????????? And my 66 was totaled by an ******* and my 70 was totaled when the thorttle cable caught on an internal snag, and my 67 would never ever run right... yes its been since 1997 I have been trying ever since then, and fail each year. My wife even left me because I refuse to give up on my dream of daily driver mustang, and tonight I fail after 1.5 months and all this effort...
The trans is fried, right? there is no other explanation?
I have been trying to get a daily driver mustang since 1997. Yes 1997 when I bought my 67.
I finally got my white 1991 mustang on the road since not having one since 2007. Ive
I bought an AOD trans from broaderperformance.com a few years back. It ran fine for the 100 miles in my SILVER 1991 notchback until i was hit in the rear, I salvaged it and drove it for another 200 miles and the car sat in my back yard. Fast forward 2011, october. I finally got this white notch back together. I adjusted the TV cable per http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L3hNzxdiYw pretty basic just neutral out the adjuster, right?
Tonight, I just lost the trans. This after building a 1992 for the past 3 years and the machinist made an error somehow where the engine rattles and the rockers slam around and I have to pull the engine, thats fine if I had the 1991 to drive, oh wait I bought a truck from the engine builder for John force's daughter which was a damn lemon and he died the next week... the engine blew on that one, I looked at it 3 different spark plug types in there and vaccum lines all basterdized, even bought a new e-quadrajet. So I have 3 cars but cant drive one. I had been borrowing friends cars before the 1991 was finally done... and now it needs a new trans, hmm I bet even thought I spent $2500 on this AOD it lasted what 1000 miles????????????? And my 66 was totaled by an ******* and my 70 was totaled when the thorttle cable caught on an internal snag, and my 67 would never ever run right... yes its been since 1997 I have been trying ever since then, and fail each year. My wife even left me because I refuse to give up on my dream of daily driver mustang, and tonight I fail after 1.5 months and all this effort...
The trans is fried, right? there is no other explanation?
12-15-2011, 08:07 PM
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sorry for bitching but I have failed every time for so long I was wrong it was 1994 so thats 17 years... and still have not gotten one break... is it that I am fated to buy a Honda? If there is anyone in the Anaheim CA area that can help me, I will pay for high quality work
save me from honda ownership
save me from honda ownership
12-17-2011, 02:21 AM
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make you run, yes. but I could not find a shop otherwise than a AMCO or other crap, in anaheim ,ca area. I still would love to find a fox shop or a trans shop that is competent in AOD in my area
12-17-2011, 08:29 AM
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or look into places like LENTECH or iirc PA performance makes a nice AOD.
12-17-2011, 05:19 PM
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i tried to do the AOD myself.
the last one i did was with the motorsport "wide gear" set, tci converter, transgo valvebody etc.
ford claimed that gearset would bulletproof it til the hi 11's
mine was a 14.40 car and it lasted a whole 6 months
thats when i gave up on AOD's
and yes its smoked, since the band is cooked, the fluid is also contaminated and you'll need a new converter now cuz you cant flush a stocker
+1 id look into lentech or a t5 swap
a t5 swap is cheapest and your car will be about a second faster after
the last one i did was with the motorsport "wide gear" set, tci converter, transgo valvebody etc.
ford claimed that gearset would bulletproof it til the hi 11's
mine was a 14.40 car and it lasted a whole 6 months
thats when i gave up on AOD's
and yes its smoked, since the band is cooked, the fluid is also contaminated and you'll need a new converter now cuz you cant flush a stocker
+1 id look into lentech or a t5 swap
a t5 swap is cheapest and your car will be about a second faster after
12-18-2011, 09:59 PM
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Oh, that's just mean! LOL
Seriously, don't buy a Honda, you can make this work! Take the AOD out, sell it and use whatever you can get for it towards a T-5 conversion, or a Tremec 3550 or TKO. Rebuilding a T-5 is easy as pie, as long as you get one that wasn't horribly abused, it will cost about $250 in parts, and a $19 how-to video from Hanlon Motorsports. Took me about 4 hours.
Might want to look into the manual route. The car will have more wheel HP, and banging gears makes driving much more fun, unless you are creeping in a traffic jam on the interstate, while trying to eat some McDonalds and chat on the cell.
Seriously, don't buy a Honda, you can make this work! Take the AOD out, sell it and use whatever you can get for it towards a T-5 conversion, or a Tremec 3550 or TKO. Rebuilding a T-5 is easy as pie, as long as you get one that wasn't horribly abused, it will cost about $250 in parts, and a $19 how-to video from Hanlon Motorsports. Took me about 4 hours.
Might want to look into the manual route. The car will have more wheel HP, and banging gears makes driving much more fun, unless you are creeping in a traffic jam on the interstate, while trying to eat some McDonalds and chat on the cell.