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Repairman
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Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:15 pm Post subject:
Re: 95 Taurus shifting problem..one last question |
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They are both sensors but sense different things.
Throttle Position Sensor does just that, it senses how open or closed the
throttle is.
Vehicle Speed Sensor senses how fast the car is moving.
Ones a bulldog and the other is a collie but they are both dogs.
--
John
"anything you say can & will be misquoted & used against you"
'01 FLHR ''Red"
'04 MXZ 600ho
'99 XC700
BRC mem
"Margie Tremblay" <Mrsbuzzword@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:29164-41A3CEEA-40@storefull-3333.bay.webtv.net...
| Quote: | Oh..one last question...in case anyone missed the part where I said we
changed the throttle position sensor last week. Tell me, is that
different from the VSS? they sound so similar...
Margie
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Tom Adkins
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 2:46 am Post subject:
Re: 95 Taurus shifting problem |
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Damaeus wrote:
| Quote: | In news:alt.autos.ford, Tom Adkins <newton5@remove.comcast.net> posted on
Tue, 23 Nov 2004 03:49:36 GMT:
I believe a new VSS is about $25.00. It's worth the chance to avoid a $1.5K rebuild.
A 1.5 K rebuild? My god, I just spent $1,133 having the valve body and
some gearshift solenoid replaced. How much of a rebuild consists of that?
I'm hoping I extended the life of my transmission another hundred thousand
by having that work done.
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$1.5K wasn't an exact estimate. The last time I heard about an AXOD rebuild it was
about that, yea, it's been a while. The point is that It can't hurt to toss a few
bucks at it to maybe buy some time until an expensive rebuild.
Tom
Also, during a rebuild the solenoids and valve body (2 pretty expensive parts) are
not generally replaced. These parts along with gear sets, final drive sets, etc.if
needed will, of course, send the cost through the roof. |
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Damaeus
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:01 pm Post subject:
Re: 95 Taurus shifting problem |
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In news:alt.autos.ford, Tom Adkins <newton5@remove.comcast.net> posted on
Wed, 24 Nov 2004 21:46:17 GMT:
| Quote: | $1.5K wasn't an exact estimate. The last time I heard about an AXOD rebuild it was
about that, yea, it's been a while. The point is that It can't hurt to toss a few
bucks at it to maybe buy some time until an expensive rebuild.
Tom
Also, during a rebuild the solenoids and valve body (2 pretty expensive parts)
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Tell me about it. Mine was $984, minus the $200 core refund. I'm not a
rich person. Writing the $1133 check left 73 cents in my checking account.
Two days later, I discover that the radiator has sprung a leak. :-(
This month alone I've spent $1,263 on repairs, plus $195 on a car rental.
Since July 1, I've spent $2,868.42 on repairs and maintenance. For the
year, I'm up to $3,711.
I still owe $1300 on this car. I'll have it paid for in April of 2005. I
REALLY want to avoid taking on payments for a new car. If I can JUST get
it to last until April when I can have the relief of not having to pay $260
a month on a car payment, I think I can swing it. But I haven't even had a
good chance to recover yet from all the recent repairs.
This week it was the transmission.
Last week I needed tires and an oil change.
The week before that I needed a tie rod end and front-end alignment.
The week before that I needed brakes done all the way around.
A couple of weeks before that, I replaced three tires.
A few weeks before that, my warped heads were redressed.
A few weeks before that, an oxygen sensor had to be replaced.
I can't seem to get ahead with one repair after another. When does it ever
end?
Probably not soon for me. My lighting pulsates intermittently. And now
there's a strange noise coming out from under the hood when the compressor
kicks on.
They say that money can't buy happiness, but right now, about $10,000 sure
would make my misery a lot more bearable.
Damaeus
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Tom Adkins
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Thu Nov 25, 2004 5:43 pm Post subject:
Re: 95 Taurus shifting problem |
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Damaeus wrote:
| Quote: | In news:alt.autos.ford, Tom Adkins <newton5@remove.comcast.net> posted on
Wed, 24 Nov 2004 21:46:17 GMT:
$1.5K wasn't an exact estimate. The last time I heard about an AXOD rebuild it was
about that, yea, it's been a while. The point is that It can't hurt to toss a few
bucks at it to maybe buy some time until an expensive rebuild.
Tom
Also, during a rebuild the solenoids and valve body (2 pretty expensive parts)
Tell me about it. Mine was $984, minus the $200 core refund. I'm not a
rich person. Writing the $1133 check left 73 cents in my checking account.
Two days later, I discover that the radiator has sprung a leak. :-(
This month alone I've spent $1,263 on repairs, plus $195 on a car rental.
Since July 1, I've spent $2,868.42 on repairs and maintenance. For the
year, I'm up to $3,711.
I still owe $1300 on this car. I'll have it paid for in April of 2005. I
REALLY want to avoid taking on payments for a new car. If I can JUST get
it to last until April when I can have the relief of not having to pay $260
a month on a car payment, I think I can swing it. But I haven't even had a
good chance to recover yet from all the recent repairs.
This week it was the transmission.
Last week I needed tires and an oil change.
The week before that I needed a tie rod end and front-end alignment.
The week before that I needed brakes done all the way around.
A couple of weeks before that, I replaced three tires.
A few weeks before that, my warped heads were redressed.
A few weeks before that, an oxygen sensor had to be replaced.
I can't seem to get ahead with one repair after another. When does it ever
end?
Probably not soon for me. My lighting pulsates intermittently. And now
there's a strange noise coming out from under the hood when the compressor
kicks on.
They say that money can't buy happiness, but right now, about $10,000 sure
would make my misery a lot more bearable.
Damaeus
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Yikes,
Sadly, this is a common story with this series Taurus. Problems with the 3.8 head
gaskets, tranny problems with the AX4(N?), coupled with lack of maintenence by the
first owner(s) made these cars a bad choice in the used market. Especially when the
vehicle was sold overpriced to an unsuspecting buyer at a high interest rate. (I'm not
saying this is your situation). The small used lots and Buy Here Pay Here lots around
here loved these cars. The dealers would take them on trade and immediately send them
to the auction.They got them dirt cheap at the auctions and many were scrapped or
repoed before they were paid for due to multiple expensive failures.
Tom |
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Damaeus
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Fri Nov 26, 2004 5:43 am Post subject:
Re: 95 Taurus shifting problem |
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In news:alt.autos.ford, Tom Adkins <newton5@remove.comcast.net> posted on
Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:08:04 GMT:
| Quote: | Yikes,
Sadly, this is a common story with this series Taurus. Problems
with the 3.8 head gaskets,
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Mine has the 3.0 engine. But the head gaskets had a little abuse a couple
or three tiems in a row. First the water pump went out and blew all my
water out. The temperature climed really fast, but I managed to get the
car pulled over and killed before it got all the way up to the actual hot
mark. Right after having that replaced, I was going down the road and the
temperature started climbing again. I didn't notice until it was 3/4 of
the way up the gauge. There was an ice bag caught between the condenser
and the radiator. After that, the temperature started climbing again, but
that's because by then the heads were warped from the recent overheating.
Damaeus |
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Backyard Mechanic
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Sat Nov 27, 2004 5:42 am Post subject:
Re: 95 Taurus shifting problem |
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Tom Adkins opined
| Quote: | Sadly, this is a common story with this series Taurus. Problems with
the 3.8 head
gaskets, tranny problems with the AX4(N?), coupled with lack of
maintenence by the first owner(s) made these cars a bad choice in the
used market. Especially when the vehicle was sold overpriced to an
unsuspecting buyer at a high interest rate. (I'm not saying this is your
situation).
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NOT the AX4N
The AX4S |
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Tom Adkins
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Mon Nov 29, 2004 5:43 am Post subject:
Re: 95 Taurus shifting problem |
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Backyard Mechanic wrote:
| Quote: | Tom Adkins opined
Sadly, this is a common story with this series Taurus. Problems with
the 3.8 head
gaskets, tranny problems with the AX4(N?), coupled with lack of
maintenence by the first owner(s) made these cars a bad choice in the
used market. Especially when the vehicle was sold overpriced to an
unsuspecting buyer at a high interest rate. (I'm not saying this is your
situation).
NOT the AX4N
The AX4S
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Thats why the question mark. I can never remember which trans was which. I stand
corrected.
Tom |
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