<VV> Chrysler Transmissions - No Corvair

[Joe Fishburn]

Doug,
I'm wondering how many miles you have on the tranny... 

I checked with my 'mopar' expert and he said to make sure the tranny is 
junk..  Get a second opinion because there are a couple of sensors which 
fail and puts it into limp home mode and are easy and cheap to fix...   
Also, if you decide to fix the tranny there are a couple of OEM 
rebuilders who have made some fixes to those transmissions..

He said those trannies are a problem and if you go for 2000 and newer 
they have a better tranny..
joe
Bruce's friend...   and a mopar bigot...  ;-)


Bruce Schug wrote:

> Do you know, or can you find out about this? If so, reply directly to 
> Doug.
>
> Bruce
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
>     From: "Doug Mackintosh" <dougmackintosh@hotmail.com>
>     Date: November 14, 2004 3:53:44 PM EST
>     To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
>     Subject: <VV> Chrysler Transmissions - No Corvair
>
>     The transmission in our 1996 Chrysler minivan has failed
>     (prematurely in my opinion) 2ce so far. It is my understanding
>     that they are a recognized weak link in these cars. We are
>     considering buying a newer used one. Are the later Chrysler
>     minivan transmissions more robust than the earlier ones, and if
>     so, what year models are "safe"?
>
>     Private replys please. Thanks for the brief non-Corvair bandwidth.
>
>     -- Doug Mackintosh
>     Corsa member since 1996
>     Corsa/NC member since 1996, Virtual Vairs member
>     Corvair owner 1969-1971 and 1996-on
>
> Bruce W. Schug
> bwschug@charter.net