Research, google machine, more research, more googling of things and voila! 1996 & up 2wd Ford trucks, 2wd Expeditions, Mustangs, Crown Vic's and Lincoln Town Cars with the 4.6 & 5.4 V8's used the same transmission as our van. Now the hunt was on! Thankfully, I have a wrecking yard at my disposal with a fairly large selection of vehicles to peruse for parts. Three 4wd Expeditions, three V6 Mustangs, one questionable Lincoln town car and no Crown Vic's... But hidden along the fence, buried behind a full size Bronco and a Toyota pickup. There it was, a 2001 Ford Expedition 2wd with a 4r70w donor transmission!
Fired up the forklift, and started moving vehicles, digging out our donor. Up to the shop it went, all bolts sprayed with penetrating oil and away I go! You'd think I was excited about this project and you'd be right! Donor transmission out and on the ground, ready to go! Even with the setback of the transmission problem, although a bit defeated in the moment, the smile has yet to leave my face. I love having a project that is somewhat of a challenge, even more so I love having someone as invested and with the same amount of belief in our vision of what this van will become.
~Tim
Free fix is best fix! Keep it rolling.
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