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Old 11-25-2021, 01:36 PM   #12
Ziegelsteinfaust
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Re: I think my transmission has died.

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Originally Posted by vince1 View Post
I believe I've had those transmissions in three different Astro vans with 4.3's for a total of well over 300k miles and although they never failed they never struck me as being a really strong transmission. Putting it behind a strong engine I can see why yours is failing prematurely and you're going to be spending the big bucks to keep it going. I guess I am just one of those old guys who drives them easy to get as many miles out of them as possible. Each to his own though, enjoy your hobby.
I know there weak, but I thought I took enough precautions. I want a 4L80, but they are a bit out of budget right now.

Depending on what went wrong. I may just do the 4L80. Just have to see what I broke first. Or if it was a bad part, and not my combo killing weak items.
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