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Ford f250 E40D reliablility??
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Posted by jdemaris on June 06, 2007 at 18:37:15 from (66.218.18.23):
I asked a day or so ago about my 94 Ford F250 7.3 turbo-diesel with a trans problem. Well, I'm moving beyond that. I'm not a loyal or experienced Ford owner, thus the questions. I'm wondering about reliablity of the E40D automatic. I've had GMs most of my life and feel very secure with a TH400. Also feel somewhat ok with a Ford C6 since mine has never let me down. But, the E40D is new to me - and I'm a little disgusted. I bought the truck a few years back. It was previously used to pull a large gooseneck horse-trailer all over the country. At the time the trans. was supposedly rebuilt along with an aftermarket HD torque-converter. Last year, the trans sprung a major leak and got me stranded in Canada. I got an emergency rebuild there. Now, back in NY, and only 1600 miles later, the trans is acting up again. I cannot get any warranty - I'm in the wrong country. So, I brought it to a shop here. They say it needs a major teardown. So - I'm trying to find out what kind of reputation this things have. I do some towing now and then - sometimes an 8000 lb. trailer. Also travel with a slide-in truck-camper. I've done it for years with my other trucks - with 6.2s and TH400s, and my older Ford F250 with 6.9 and C6. Never had a problem with them. This truck has more power though and also the overdrive trans. Not sure what to do with this thing. Nice running truck with plenty of power. Rides nice, etc. But, I don't want to keep throwing money at this thing if this model trans isn't worth it. By the time I get done if I let this shop work on it, I could easily have close to $3000 in transmission work. And, they will only give a 6 month warranty since it's a tow-rig. Anybody got anything good - or bad to say about it? I'm debating such things as selling the truck, or taking the plates of it and storing it 'till winter and tear it down myself, or maybe converting it to standard-shift - which will probably cost a fortune. I just don't have the time now to make it my own project, and I'd like to use it this summer. If I was confident that this trans. could last a long time when fixed right - and used right - I'd be more inclined to spend some more money on it.
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