2001 F350 XLT 4x4 20k miles

[CJONE]

Not without repair they won't.

Reread the post. Like I said the tranny is normally not the issue, it is the converter. My 01 took a converter out at 70k but it was/is chipped. I had a BTS trans/converter put in and talked with Brian [owner of BTS] and the converter is the major problem in stock trucks. The oilfield service trucks I deal with if not abused too badly all are/were in the 250-350 range before sold. A few are still running the older trucks by choice in the 4-500k range. If the converter was updated the trannies went a long time. CJ

 

[Soundguy]

I read the date wrong and for some reason it i thought it said the 9th ,My mistake but I have always been amazed when people get caught up in the action and over bid by 25-40 % of real value

yep.. I bid on some tires and rims and other farm stuff at the local auction now and then. it's amazing when people pay new prices for old tires..

 

[CJONE]

yep.. I bid on some tires and rims and other farm stuff at the local auction now and then. it's amazing when people pay new prices for old tires..

You get the feeding frenzy of greed involved and the prices will go through the roof. Every auction I have been at except 1 has been thet way. We had a forrestry auction a few yeas ago where everything went dirt cheap. A good running 648 grapple skidder went for 8 grand, a log truck self loader went for 12k if I recall, but mostly things are way overpriced at auction. Heck look a Barret Jackson!! CJ

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

You get the feeding frenzy of greed involved and the prices will go through the roof. Every auction I have been at except 1 has been thet way. We had a forrestry auction a few yeas ago where everything went dirt cheap. A good running 648 grapple skidder went for 8 grand, a log truck self loader went for 12k if I recall, but mostly things are way overpriced at auction. Heck look a Barret Jackson!! CJ

Barret Jackson has everyone with an old rusted camaro body thinking it's worth $5,000.00 with just a bare shell and no title :laughing: I have worked on hundreds of muscle cars and most new owners thought they had a gem (more than a few I tried to talk out of trying to restore them ) and they had no Idea how much labor and parts really cost to restore a good car let alone a junker with no interior or drive train :duh:

 

[Dmace]

Reread the post. Like I said the tranny is normally not the issue, it is the converter.

Same difference...
Seriously, that's like saying the engine is perfect but the alternator and water pump need to be replaced every 100k... :banghead:
I as well as many consider the torque converter part of the transmission. Our GM and Dodge trucks didn't need transmission work OR torque converters to reach over 200k. Those Ford pre-Torqshift trannies always needed something...
Ford finally had a good diesel (7.3l) and just needed a good transmission behind it. They finally get a good transmission (Torqshift) and put a horrible diesel (6.0 & 6.4) in front of it.

 

[dodge man]

Hunterridge, did I read your post right, you didn't win the truck at the auction but you bought another low mileage truck? If its true, we need info and a photo.

 

[CJONE]

Same difference...
Seriously, that's like saying the engine is perfect but the alternator and water pump need to be replaced every 100k... :banghead:
I as well as many consider the torque converter part of the transmission. Our GM and Dodge trucks didn't need transmission work OR torque converters to reach over 200k. Those Ford pre-Torqshift trannies always needed something...
Ford finally had a good diesel (7.3l) and just needed a good transmission behind it. They finally get a good transmission (Torqshift) and put a horrible diesel (6.0 & 6.4) in front of it.

You bang your head alot don't ya! Anyway yes the converter part of the driveline but it actually bolts to the engine assy and slides into the trans Soooo with that logic what is it actually a part of??

Relax I am just yankin your chain!!
But 1 thing I have a hard time believing is a Dodge truck that is worked NOT having a trans issue??? They should have a zipper instead of bell housing bolts!! I have a uncle and cousin that work for Chrysler's tranny department and I love picking on them about their transmissions. Im my personal vehicles all of which have plowed commercial 4 new GM's and 3 Fords I have had a 4L80e fail [GM would not tell me what happened, but the only gears I had were 3rd and reverse] and the converter in the 01 7.3. I never had any issues with the 4L60e that everyone else did. CJ

 

[hunterridgefarm]

Hunterridge, did I read your post right, you didn't win the truck at the auction but you bought another low mileage truck? If its true, we need info and a photo.

The 02 with 60k miles is the truck I have had for around 5 years, and I am still the proud owner of it!:thumbsup:


Actually, after the 01 was sold I started to pull mine up and see what it would go for


But here is the only picture I have of it.

 

[RDrancher]

Reread the post. Like I said the tranny is normally not the issue, it is the converter. My 01 took a converter out at 70k but it was/is chipped. I had a BTS trans/converter put in and talked with Brian [owner of BTS] and the converter is the major problem in stock trucks. The oilfield service trucks I deal with if not abused too badly all are/were in the 250-350 range before sold. A few are still running the older trucks by choice in the 4-500k range. If the converter was updated the trannies went a long time. CJ

For the most part, I think you are correct.

My original trans was eaten by shavings and chunks coming out of the TC for sure. I could here the normal " shaking can of pea gravel" sound coming from it before I bought it (it was an early lease turn-in.) Knowing what the problem was and relaying that to the dealer resulted in me getting the extended warranty thrown into the deal (AFTER I negotiated the price.) The next trans lost two forward gears. The next one lost ALL forward gears, but reverse worked fine. I backed three miles to the nearest shop. I still think that the second one failed because pieces from the TC were still in the system somewhere, but I'll never know for sure. It was an AAMCO rebuild.

If I hadn't needed the truck "right now" when the trans failed after the warranty was up, I would have ordered a BTS or Suncoast. That would have been the end of the trans problems for sure. I run a programmer, but after the third trans failed, I drive like I have an egg between my foot and the "roll-coal-now" pedal when the trailer is hooked up.

Interesting that you mentioned the oilfield trucks. The guy that built my last trans works mostly on oil / gasfield trucks.

 

[CJONE]

For the most part, I think you are correct.

My original trans was eaten by shavings and chunks coming out of the TC for sure. I could here the normal " shaking can of pea gravel" sound coming from it before I bought it (it was an early lease turn-in.) Knowing what the problem was and relaying that to the dealer resulted in me getting the extended warranty thrown into the deal (AFTER I negotiated the price.) The next trans lost two forward gears. The next one lost ALL forward gears, but reverse worked fine. I backed three miles to the nearest shop. I still think that the second one failed because pieces from the TC were still in the system somewhere, but I'll never know for sure. It was an AAMCO rebuild.

If I hadn't needed the truck "right now" when the trans failed after the warranty was up, I would have ordered a BTS or Suncoast. That would have been the end of the trans problems for sure. I run a programmer, but after the third trans failed, I drive like I have an egg between my foot and the "roll-coal-now" pedal when the trailer is hooked up.

Interesting that you mentioned the oilfield trucks. The guy that built my last trans works mostly on oil / gasfield trucks.

Funny, I always told people that it sounded like marbles in a tin can! Very common failure in 99's. I always replaced the aux cooler and blew brake cleaner into the radiator cooler until it looked good in a white cloth. Most would just shoot some air through the coolers leaving a ton of junk in both coolers. When the trans gets hot with the new fluid it breaks the crud loose and it ends up back in your trans. Takes a while to work through the filter/strainer and in about 10-20k you have a slipping non shifting trans again. CJ