I have the V-10 in my 2004 Fun Mover and on the last trip the transmission started leaking badly. To the point that the overdrive off indicator started flashing. I pulled off the interstate and in to a small town in Illinois called Vienna.
The employee at the first gas station sent me a mile down the road to a garage that had opened just a year earlier.
Turns out that the owner was a ten year master certified Ford mechanic and as soon as he saw the puddle on the ground he knew what was going on.
The front main seal had blown. Then he proceeded to tell me that the main reason for this problem was that under load the pump could not evacuate the fluid as fast as it entered the pump due to the outlet port being too narrow so over time it would cause the seal to fail and fluid would be forced out.
He could not get to it that day but let me camp out overnight in the parking lit and even offered me an outlet and WIFI.
Then his wife was really good enough to do some research on points of interest in the area and gave me directions to a nice park called the Garden of the Gods.
They were really nice people, treated me very well and the cost of the repair was reasonable considering he had to remove the transmission, take it apart, enlarge the outlet port, drain all the fluids, replace the filter and so on.
So, if you happen to be on I24 in southern Illinois and find you need some service work on your vehicle give a stop in at the Vienna Auto Center right off the interstate.
The trip to the Shawanee National forest and the Garden of the gods recreation area was fantastic. The area was a prehistoric sea bed made from sandstone and there are some really great rock formations as well as some spectacular views. It is well worth a stop off in there if you happen to be going that way as well... even if your rig is not broken!
There is also a really nice camp ground up in the recreation area with some fantastic views from the camp sites.
Here is a random link to information about the recreation area.
Garden of the Gods
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[purple]I ride it like I stole it![/purple] :B
.......and I just may have.......
I'm on "CB-13", are you?
2004 Fun Mover with a 1998 Road King and a 2002 Sportster tucked in the garage, Dragging a 2002 "RAM Tough" Dodge Dakota Crew Cab. Ohhh what a haul!
TSgt(Ret.) USAF
