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ORIGINAL: 92GreenYJ

ok, let me tell you how funny life is and how much I love this town! I went out back and started pokin around, the tv cable looked fine, checked the connections, etc. Now my check engine light has been on for a while. it was throwing the code for cylinder #4 misfire. One of those things i keep meaning to figure out and fix but haven't had the chance. So I get to thinking maybe its throwing a code for the TPS or something tranny related now. So I decide to drive the Ram 5 blocks down the street to my local Auto Zone and use their code reader to see what codes its throwing. I get there and its packed so I get on line for the parts counter to borrow the reader. when its my turn I ask for it and the guy standing next to me in line says, "neah, i got a better one you can use. what are you driving?" I told him its a 98 Ram 1500 and he says "Oh perfect, I'm a Dodge mechanic!" ok, cool.

So we head out to the parking lot, he grabs his code reader from his truck and we go to mine, he plugs it in, its now throwing codes for cylinder #4 misfire, number 6 misfire and random cylinder misfire, but nothing for the trans. So he tells me to pop the hood and start it, i did. he takes one look under the hood, points his finger at the passenger side exhaust manifold and says "thats causing your misfires". the gaskets on the exhaust manifolds are leaking and sucking in air. ok, sweet, thats a pretty cheap and easy fix for that, but im having real issues with my tranny. So he says go down three blocks and hang a right, go down half a block and pull into Pacific Transmissions, ask for Jesse, tell him Scotty sent ya (my name is also Scott BTW) and he'll diagnose it for you for free. SWEET!

So I go over another couple of blocks, walk in, theres Jesse sitting behind the counter. I tell him I just ran into a guy named Scotty at Auto Zone and he sent me to see you. Jesse asks me what i drive and what its doing, I describe my problems. He asks if its here, I say yes, he says ok, lets go for a drive. So we get in, he drives and amazingly the tranny was doing exactly what it has been doing. (that never happens) So he drives it around for a bit, shifts around manually on the column, listens, etc. we go back to the shop, he checks the fluid which is full. then grabbed his reader, hooks it up, it doesnt throw any codes so he says ok, lets go for another drive. we take off again and again hes trying various things, different throttle, etc. now we get back t the shop and he says he thinks theres a stuck valve in the tranny. as we are pulling in now we hear a grinding noise that was not there before. He says ok, leave it here, I'll drop the pan tomorow and see what the problem is and call and let you know what i find then you can decide what you want to do from there. He asks where i live and if i need a ride, i said no, im only about 8 blocks away, so i handed him my keys, left my info and walked home.

So tomorow i should be getting a call from Jesse to see what the deal is. I'm praying its just a small part in the tranny that went south or something and its not totally destroyed. If its something major I'll see what he would charge me for a rebuild, a new tranny, etc then weigh my options out from there.

but hows that for a weird series of coincidences?

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ORIGINAL: IndyRamMan
I guess you dont know what you dont know untill you know what you didnt know.

(in reply to 92GreenYJ)