I believe that fixing that beautiful car will be way more worth it than that
getting that poor shape one.
In a message dated 99-08-18 01:32:04 EDT, you write:
<< Ok, I know I'll probably hear about this from those not liking the
405...but, for practically nothing, I can pick up (or save from salvage)
a beautiful '89 405S that's in excellent shape... excluding the auto
transmission. When stepping on the gas it starts out, then the
transmission slips and then catches again. It's fine from then on and
at higher speeds. Fluid appears to be fine (I'd expect that it's
probably been changed recently, though).
So, my questions are:
(1) besides immediately thinking that it needs to be rebuilt, could
something else cause it to slip? (ie: typical linkage problems, typical
clogged filters, kickdown cable adjustment, transmission coolant
circulation, etc for this type of transmission). Any "typical"
transmission problems/remedies that could cause this problem and related
to this model are appreciated.
(2) what would a typical rebuild for this transmission be? $1000?
$2000? More?
(3) should it just go to salvage?
I recently looked at another 405S, but a '91, that had it's transmission
rebuilt 2 years ago for about $1000. But, the car was in terrible
physical shape and the dude wanted $3900 (yea right) for it.
Joe >>