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Subject:Auto Transmission advice
From:Peter Lapp
Date:Wed, 3 Nov 2010 13:40:13 -0500

All,

I think it may be about that time to start being concerned about my
transmission. I've had a small leak in it for a while that I keep an eye on
and refill when needed. It would usually start slipping once it got low, but
now it seems like sometimes it slips when the level is fine. Could this be a
sign of needing a rebuild?

I was considering buying another auto trans, replacing my current, and then
selling the old one. Since my van is my only vehicle, I can't afford to go
without it for the time it would take to have my current one rebuilt.

Do you guys have any suggestions on what to do, and maybe where to find a
not-so-expensive auto trans? I'm not even sure of things to watch out for
when browsing ads, so any tips would be great. I think I still have some
time left on it, but we'll see.

Oh, and the trans has about 130k on it.

Thanks!

Peter

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