So I bought a "built" transmission last spring and have pretty much had problems with it since I picked it up, when I got around to putting it in and took it for a test drive all I had was 2nd and 3rd and manual 1st. The trans builder thought it was a bad pressure sensor but come to find out he had built it for a 99 and I have a 2002 so it had the wrong vb wiring. I also noticed that this "built" transmissions band was so out of adjustment I could put my entire finger under the apply lever which was also still stock along with the old used accumulator piston that was just floating around in there with no spring behind it. Well I ended up having the builder come out and  re-adjust the band and change the vb wiring and haven't had a problem since.........until my move to Idaho.

when we moved to Idaho from Kansas I was pulling an 8x12 uhaul and was doing fine until I got to Idaho. I went to get on it when pulling out into traffic one day and the rpms went up the whole truck vibrated and I really didn't go that much faster. Now I have a 1-2 shuttle shift under light throttle, I back out of the drive way first thing in the morning just fine but put it in drive and acts like its in neutral then kicks into gear, has second gear starts sometimes and sometimes I have to manually put it in first at stop lights

I also talked to the trans builder and they said they would warranty it but I have to pull it out of my truck and send it to them to be serviced. I talked to Lavon at Firepunk and he said it sounds like it needs new transducer, governor solenoid, band adjustment and filter

The valve body is not thicker, the pan is shallower on the early ones. Why he would have changed to an early shallow pan is beyond me... It makes me wonder just exactly what he built you!

 

Something in there is definitely coming apart and making metal, and lots of it (duh...!). It sounds like it's slipping in several gears, and if you can put your finger between the servo pin and band lever after recently adjusting the band, your band (and likely your direct drum) is toast.

 

At this point, it is really going to need to come apart, including the valve body, to find where the metal is coming from, and why it failed.

 

Damnit I can't afford this right now...

Well whatever he did he's not willing to fess up and say he screwed up and used wrong parts. Id be more than happy if he just refunded me my money and I give him his transmission back

I wonder.... if the failure happened in Idaho, could you take him to small claims court in that state, making him have to travel there. An attorney could get you a better return in a court if you can prove fraud because in a fraudulent case you are eligible to receive additional settlement.

 

I don't think I'd let this guy off the hook seeing the damage.

I paid for it through PayPal when I was in Kansas and it came to me all messed up but all this happened either when I was towing a uhaul box trailer to Idaho and here in Idaho 

They didn't give me any paperwork with the transmission so I have no clue what parts are in it, what the warrante details are or anything about it

Maybe you could try to get PayPal to help you? I'm not sure how that would work, but it might be an option....

I'm pretty sure it's too late to file a dispute

And now since I gave his business Facebook page a bad review, he took it down and won't respond to me at all

Just blocked you that's all.

No, I had multiple people search for the business page and they can't find it either and I don't think business pages can block you

This is one reason why I don't deal with business with Facebook pages, EBay pages etc. Real business will have a actual web page that's even hard to make go away.

Edited May 23, 20168 yr by Mopar1973Man

Yeah there's a life lesson. I bet if I tried to send it back to him to be warrantied I would never see it again. Hell I'd be happy if he gave me a refund and he takes the transmission back but I doubt that

Kind of like now the 2 places I would trust for transmission work. Dynamic Transmissions and Weller Truck now that I've personal met both people and seen the work I'm very happy.

Yeah I'd like to buy one from dynamic but I had to take a loan out to buy this one

Ekkk... Maybe @Dynamic would be willing to go through it for you. Make it right for you...

There's a local shop here called diesel mafia performance that does financing on suncoast transmissions but you need to have held a job for a year. That's where I'm screwed, I was at my previous job for 8 years then quit there and was relocated here by my current job and have been here for about 4 months

I just found out that the shop was bought out and centerline diesel performance is no more......

Bought out or just changed their name to avoid liability?

Bought out and shut down