Transmission lines keep "blowing"
We had a Remco lube pump installed on our 2003 Chevy Impala in summer 2009 & had towed for over 3 yrs w/no problems. Last spring we had a car fire due to a hole in a trans line to the lube pump. We ha...
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willald wrote:
Then, when you come BACK down to reality, and realize your choices are $1000 for a lube pump to allow an existing (paid for) vehicle you already own to be flat towed, or spend 20 times that or go in debt for a new vehicle that is flat towable without modification.....Suddenly that lube pump, driveshaft disconnect or whatever seems like a very good alternative.
If nothing else, it provides a solution you can use until you'd be purchasing a new vehicle, anyway, at which time you can get one that doesnt require such.
Amen to that!!
That nails it on the head for most the Ford Escape owners who have blown trannys following Ford's instructions only to find out "it ain't so". The hit I would have taken to sell or trade our (paid for) Escape Limited would have been financially foolish, especially considering the additional cost of the baseplate, standalone brake/taillight wiring and semi-permanent braking system.
