[dagnabbitt]

Truck is back in the shop for the winter... although it is unseasonably warm here, I might be able to take it for one more spin next week.

It has been at the transmission shop for the last little while, though: the 700r4 needed some new parts. I apparently burned out the 2-4 bands. Since the trans build is 3-4 years old they did not want to warranty it for me, but I do go in to get my TV cable checked by them twice a year, so they gave me a slight break on the cost.

To console myself with this repair, I also had the rear gears changed. It was one wheel 307s before: now it is a posi with 373s. It really is a fun driving experience. It might just be my imagination, but the way it takes off from a dead stop is different, now. I also have to be careful going around corners, it wants to break loose and swing rear of the truck around.

I still, however, have an annoying oil leak coming from the back of the engine after I have run it. It is not the rear seal - trans has been in and out - so I am thinking it is the oil pan again. No oil when it sits, just when I have run it. Engine is clean. Oh well, we will figure it out.