[onewhippedpuppy]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Definitely the sun shield.

You can hear it, not much else sounds like that, plus no reverse or 2nd pretty much confirms it.

At 125k it's a full rebuild anyway.

The good part is the unit is so common 7-11 stocks them right next to the Beef Jerky rack. They can be had with warranty for under $700.00 locally.

The real debate is if I feel like crawling under there to yank it or can I stomach paying someone to do the swap.

There's nothing fun about laying on the ground with fluids and crap raining on me just to wrestle that thing outa there.

I'm not as young as I used to be.

Back when I was a diesel mechanic, as the young guy in the shop I got the crap jobs. There were a string of Bluebird buses that needed rebuilt automatics, and I got every single one of the damn things. After being doused in it a few times, you NEVER forget the smell of burnt ATF. I can smell it now just typing this message.